Cryptid vs Cryptic - What's the difference?
cryptid | cryptic |
(cryptozoology) Any creature that may or may not exist. Sightings of various cryptids have been reported, but their reality has not been proved.
* 1999 , Steve Burgess, "
Having hidden meaning.
Mystified or of an obscure nature.
* Glanvill
Involving use of code or cipher/cypher.
(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
(informal) A cryptic crossword.
* 1996 , Mary McCarthy, Remember Me (page 85)
* 2009 , Bill Taylor, Building a crossword'' (in ''Toronto Star , 1 February 2009)
As nouns the difference between cryptid and cryptic
is that cryptid is any creature that may or may not exist. Sightings of various cryptids have been reported, but their reality has not been proved while cryptic is a cryptic crossword.As an adjective cryptic is
having hidden meaning.cryptid
English
Noun
(en noun)Loren Coleman, Loch Ness snowman of cryptozoology," salon.com , 16 Aug,
- Now comes perhaps the cleverest tag of all: cryptozoology. It refers to the search for new animals, animals dwelling in unexpected places, and most importantly for "X-Files" scriptwriters, "cryptids "—legendary creatures such as the yeti.
External links
* (wikipedia "cryptid")cryptic
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(wikipedia cryptic)Alternative forms
* cryptick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working.
- Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic .
Noun
(en noun)- He settled down to the cryptic in the Independent . He loved his crossword. It kept him mentally active, just as gossip did his wife.
- This writer has been solving cryptics for 40 years and can usually crack Araucaria, though it might take a couple of days.