cryptic

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more crypticmost cryptic

Superlative

cryptick

1.
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
2.
Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
3.
Involving use of a code or cipher.
4.
(crosswording) Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
5.
(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic.
6.
(zoology) Serving as camouflage.
cryptic colouring
7.
(not comparable)(biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
cryptic species
8.
(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
Đồng nghĩa: cryptozoic

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

crypticscryptick

1.
(informal)A cryptic crossword puzzle.

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Đồng nghĩa

cryptozoic

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Nguồn gốc từ

From crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός, from κρυπτός (hidden), from κρύπτω (to hide). kryptic.