Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of ichneumon-flies, of the family Ichneumonidæ, typical of the subfamily Cryptinæ. C. extrematis is a species which infests the American silkworm.

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Examples

  • Griscom, and Moore (1957: 161) recorded _T.b. cryptus_ from Saltillo.

    Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban

  • "It could have cryptus sporidium in it," Divine said.

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  • The invertebrate fauna found in rainforest includes a number of ancient and primitive species, such as the giant velvet worm (Tasmanipatus barretti), northwest velvet worm (Ooperipatellus cryptus), and Hickman’s mountain shrimp (Allanaspides hickmani).

    Tasmanian temperate rain forests 2008

  • "intergrades in the eastern and southern sections with _T.b. cryptus_ and _T.b. murinus_, respectively."

    Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban

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