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cryptozoology

n. Study of (l en animals) whose (l en existence) has not been proven.

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Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience with the goal of identifying and describing beings from the folklore and the fossil record, which cryptozoologists refer to as cryptids. These include creatures that are otherwise considered extinct and beings from folklore, such as Bigfoot and chupacabras;

Cryptozoology is not a recognized branch of zoology nor folkloristics and is not a discipline of science. Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience because it relies upon anecdotal evidence, stories, and alleged sightings.

Usage examples of "cryptozoology".

There exists an International Society of Cryptozoology, the board of directors of which includes professional biologists, zoologists, and paleontologists from universities and museums around the world.

A typical issue of Cryptozoology usually contains one or more articles by scientists on the topic of wildmen.

Tobias, now on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Cryptozoology, once told Heuvelmans that one of his colleagues had set traps to capture living australopithecines.

How come none of these specimens of cryptozoology ever show up in front of someone who has an eight megapixel Nikon?

ICRO, the International Cryptozoology Research Organization, currently headquartered in Chicago.