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pseudocryptic

UK/ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˈkɹɪp.tɪk//ˌsu.doʊˈkɹɪp.tɪk/

pseudocryptic adjective: morphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.

Adjective

pseudocryptic (not comparable)

  1. Morphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.
    • pseudocryptic species

Origin of pseudocryptic

From pseudo- + cryptic.

Words that rhyme with pseudocryptic

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Questions about pseudocryptic

What does pseudocryptic mean?
Pseudocryptic means morphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.
What part of speech is pseudocryptic?
Pseudocryptic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pseudocryptic?
Pseudocryptic is pronounced /ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˈkɹɪp.tɪk/ (UK).

Words near pseudocryptic in the dictionary

  1. pseudocraters
  2. pseudocriminal
  3. pseudocritical
  4. pseudocrocidolite
  5. pseudocroup
  6. pseudocryptic
  7. pseudocrystal
  8. pseudocrystalline
  9. pseudocrystallographic
  10. pseudocrystals
  11. pseudoctenodont

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