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cryptozoic

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See also: Cryptozoic

English

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Etymology

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From crypto- +‎ -zoic.

Adjective

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cryptozoic (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
    Synonym: cryptic
  2. (chiefly soil science, of an organism) Hidden (especially in the soil); not easily visible.
    • 2012, John L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods, page 85:
      The arthropods of the forest biome can be divided into two ecological groups: the cryptozoic inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter, and the terrestrial and arboreal forms that live in more exposed localities.
  3. (parasitology) Relating to a cryptozoite.
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