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cryptozoology

  1. yǐn adjective
    hidden
    (bound form) hidden; secret; latent or dormant; not obvious
  2. nounverb
    to roost
    To perch or rest (of birds); also used to mean to dwell, stay, or live in a place.
  3. animal
    animal; living creature that can move and has senses
  4. xué nounaffix
    branch of learning
    (bound form) a subject or branch of study; often used as a suffix for -logy, -ics, or -science