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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRYPTIDINE

Cryp "ti *dine (krp "t-dn; 1 4 ), n. Etym: [Gr. krypto `s hidden. ] (Chem. )

Defn: One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H11N; also, any one of several substances metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper.

New American Oxford Dictionary

cryptid

cryptid |ˈkrɪptɪd | ▶noun an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti. ORIGIN 1990s: from crypto- + -id 3 .

Oxford Dictionary

cryptid

cryptid |ˈkrɪptɪd | ▶noun an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti. ORIGIN 1990s: from crypto- + -id 3 .