Definitions for "Cryptozoology"
"Kryptos" being Greek for 'hidden' and zoology being the study of animals. A specific methodology crafted by the late Belgium zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans to explore the possibility of unrecognized animals sometimes only acknowledged by indigenous peoples.
The study and research of animal species whose existence has not been proven, or is not formerly recognized by science or currently listed in the world's zoological catalogues.
The search and study of animals/creatures which are only rumored to exist.