cryptozoic

[ krip-tuh-zoh-ik ]

adjective
  1. (initial capital letter)Geology. of or relating to that part of Precambrian time whose stratigraphic record yields only sparse, primitive fossils.

  2. Zoology. living in concealed or secluded places.

noun
  1. (initial capital letter)Geology. the part of Precambrian time whose stratigraphic record yields only sparse, primitive fossils.

Origin of cryptozoic

1
First recorded in 1890–95; crypto- + zo- + -ic

Words Nearby cryptozoic

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British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoic (1 of 2)

cryptozoic

/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of animals) living in dark places, such as holes, caves, and beneath stones

British Dictionary definitions for Cryptozoic (2 of 2)

Cryptozoic

/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to that part of geological time represented by rocks in which the evidence of life is slight and the life forms are primitive; pre-Phanerozoic

noun
  1. the Cryptozoic the Cryptozoic era

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