Cryptozoology is the science that investigates as yet unconfirmed creatures, which investigators generally call “cryptids.” The word is made up of the Greek stem “kryptos” (hidden) and suffix “zoology” (study of animals), thus cryptozoology is the study of hidden, as-yet-undiscovered animals. It is important to be precise with the definition because there is a great deal of popular misconception of what cryptozoology is and what cryptozoologists do.
