Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Leading a concealed life: in zoology, applied to those animals which habitually seek concealment and pass the greater part of their lives beneath logs, stones, etc.
  • Having the organic evidences concealed: in petrography, applied to limestones whose organic origin cannot be recognized by the unaided eye, as lithographic limestone.

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Examples

  • As for British stuff, Doubleday in the 1960s was publishing a whole bunch of disaster novels with the world or the universe ending downer ending books, by British writer, including Ballard, and I can't remember who else The Drowning World, The Crystal World, Cryptozoic, etc.

    Making Light: Scholarly works to avoid citing at all costs 2010

  • If I remember rightly, Brian Aldiss's Cryptozoic was based on the premise that you could use psychedelic drugs to go back in time.

    News from the House of Sticks - 2009

  • The Proterozoic, Archean and Hadean are often collectively referred to as Precambrian Time, and sometimes also as the Cryptozoic.

    Table of geologic time - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • Cryptozoic promises ongoing updates on everything from organized play to product releases as well as a regular dose of strategy articles and spoilers as they get closer to their initial product launch.

    World of war Medievaldragon 2010

  • "We're proud of the quality and accessible gameplay that the World of Warcraft TCG has offered to date, and we're confident that Cryptozoic is the best team to help us continue that tradition."

    World of war Medievaldragon 2010

  • The panel also spent ample time hyping up new releases in the WOW collectible trading card game, which will now be developed by Cryptozoic, a new company that was formed specifically for WOW's CCG.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010

  • These included DC Direct design director Jim Fletcher (action figures), Cryptozoic president and chief creative officer Cory Jones (collectible card games),

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010

  • Cryptozoic will continue to expand the World of Warcraft TCG for years to come.

    World of war Medievaldragon 2010

  • Of course, beyond the BlizzCon thing, there's plenty of other news to speak of, especially with Cryptozoic.

    WoW.com Daniel Whitcomb 2010

  • Cryptozoic will continue to expand the World of Warcraft TCG for years to come.

    World of war Medievaldragon 2010

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