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  1. cryptozoology love

Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The study of creatures, such as the Sasquatch, whose existence has not been substantiated.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Study of animals whose existence has not been proven.

Etymologies

  1. crypto- + zoo- + -logy (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Here are a few abstracts to somewhat recent papers pertaining to Gigantopithecus (of interest to some in cryptozoology):”

    Archive 2009-02-01

  • “First though, a review of what’s already been written in cryptozoology literature about Sudan’s potential mystery animals.”

    Archive 2008-04-01

  • “A recent posting to another blog site suggested that the recently published Big Bird!, by Ken Gerhard through CFZ Press, is indicative of lowered standards in cryptozoology publishing (e.g., a thin, quick-print job with little to contribute and just looking for a fast buck).”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “There must be books that are primarily for popularizationthese should (accurately, scientifically) engage the beginning reader, introducing the reader to new concepts and a basic understanding of what cryptozoology is about, and the mystery animals with which it is concerned.”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “Because, as I've pointed out (in detail) in Cryptozoology: Science & Speculation, cryptozoology is primarily a methodology, and focuses on discovery science, not empirical science.”

    Archive 2007-09-01

  • “Within cryptozoology, ethnoknowledge leads to scientific knowledge, which engages the outside world.”

    Archive 2007-02-01

  • “No. I can count on one hand the number of "classics" published in cryptozoology in the last five yearsmake that one finger (Meldrum's Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science is the only true recent classic to come to mind).”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “I am not an expert in cryptozoology or publishing (I don't think one can even be an expert in CZ), but I have enough experience with both (and a stake in the ongoing development of cryptozoological books), to make some observations without being entirely from left field.”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “A convincing argument could probably be made that cryptozoology is not a science, but these arguments were not.”

    Archive 2007-09-01

  • “(And, for this, I recognize that cryptozoology can be, and often has been, used incorrectly; but, it does not logically follow that cryptozoology is inherently unscientific.) 1.”

    Archive 2007-09-01

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