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cryptid
noun
Any creature that may or may not exist. Sightings of various cryptids have been reported, but their reality has not been proved.
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The Jersey Devil is what is known as a cryptid, a creature not documented by science.
Although instantly familiar to players of GTA: San Andreas and GTA V, it is shrouded in mystery – the volcanic contours and forgotten passes are even said to have played host to extraterrestrial beings and cryptid Bigfoot-like creatures.
The three speakers focused their statistical analysis on sea monsters, Paxton saying that he prefers the term monster to cryptid.
Having interviewed Debbie Martyr (research conservationist with Flora and Fauna International) 12 years ago about her apparent sighting of the primate cryptid the orang pendek in Sumatra and more recently interviewing ape expert Ian Redmond on his research into sasquatch/big foot (supported by David Attenborough and Jane Goodall), over the years I have acquired a fascination for primate cryptids.
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Initial sightings of terrestrial cryptids also tend to be at close proximity, and again the same factor may well apply.
They were also in agreement that marine sampling methods for cryptids must be established and remain constant.
I'm not sure who or what is more monstrous: the smug sceptics or the scant cryptids.
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