criptozoólogo

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English cryptozoologist, from cripto- +‎ zoólogo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾip.to.zoˈɔ.lo.ɡu/, /ˌkɾip.to.zoˈɔ.lu.ɡu/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.zoˈɔ.lo.ɡu/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.zoˈɔ.lu.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾip.to.zoˈɔ.lo.ɡu/, /ˌkɾip.to.zoˈɔ.lu.ɡu/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.zoˈɔ.lo.ɡu/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.zoˈɔ.lu.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾip.to.zoˈɔ.lo.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾi.ptɔ.zuˈɔ.lu.ɡu/ [ˌkɾi.ptɔ.zuˈɔ.lu.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -ɔluɡu
• Hyphenation: crip‧to‧zo‧ó‧lo‧go

Noun

criptozoólogo m (plural criptozoólogos, feminine criptozoóloga, feminine plural criptozoólogas)

1. cryptozoologist

   Synonym: criptozoologista

   • 2018 June 1, “Caçadores do monstro do Lago Ness tentarão encontrá-lo por DNA”, in National Geographic Brasil‎^[1], translation of Loch Ness Monster Hunters to Try DNA Search? Get the Facts by Michael Greshko, archived from the original on 18 June 2021:

     Alguns criptozoólogos argumentam que o Nessie seja um plesiossauro, uma espécie de réptil marinho de pescoço longo que viveu na era dos dinossauros.

     [original: Some cryptozoologists have argued that Nessie is a plesiosaur, a type of long-necked marine reptile that lived during the age of dinosaurs.]

Related terms

• criptozoologia

Further reading

• “criptozoólogo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɾibtoθoˈoloɡo/ [ˌkɾiβ̞.t̪o.θoˈo.lo.ɣ̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌkɾibtosoˈoloɡo/ [ˌkɾiβ̞.t̪o.soˈo.lo.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oloɡo
• Syllabification: crip‧to‧zo‧ó‧lo‧go

Noun

criptozoólogo m (plural criptozoólogos, feminine criptozoóloga, feminine plural criptozoólogas)

1. cryptozoologist

Related terms

• criptozoología