CRYPTOZOIC

Etymology

Proper noun

Cryptozoic

(archaic, geology) An eon or other time period before the Cambrian, when the fossils of hard-shelled animals first appeared in the geological record.

Synonyms

• Precambrian, Pre-Cambrian

Etymology

Adjective

cryptozoic (not comparable)

(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.

Synonym: cryptic

(chiefly, soil science, of an organism) Hidden (especially in the soil); not easily visible.

(parasitology) Relating to a cryptozoite.

Source: Wiktionary



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