Cryptic may refer to:
In science:
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Cryptic species complex
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
, a group of species that are very difficult to distinguish from one another
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Crypsis
In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be part of a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Methods include camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean life ...
, the ability of animals to blend in to avoid observation
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Cryptic era
The Cryptic era is an informal term for the earliest geologic evolution of the Earth and Moon. It is the oldest (informal) era of the Hadean eon, and it is commonly accepted to have begun close to about 4.533 billion years ago when the Earth and M ...
, earliest period of the Earth
In music:
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''Cryptic'' (album), by Edge of Sanity
* Cryptic, a Minnesota-based music group formed by
Brownmark
Mark Brown (born March 8, 1962), better known by the stage name Brown Mark, also styled Brownmark and BrownMark, is an American musician, bassist and record producer.
Life and career
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, Brown's early ...
In games and entertainment:
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Cryptic crossword
A cryptic crossword is a crossword, crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth ...
, a type of word puzzle, known colloquially as ''Cryptics''
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Cryptic Studios
Cryptic Studios is an American video game developer specializing in MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, and was a wholly owned Perfect World (company), Perfect World subsidiary, a ...
, video game developer
* Cryptics, characters from the role playing game, ''
Demon: The Fallen''
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