cryptozoa

Questions

What does cryptozoa mean?

Small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity.

Where does cryptozoa come from?

From crypto- + zoa, coined by English zoologist Arthur Dendy.

How to pronounce cryptozoa

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