Definition von „cryptic“ auf Englisch

adjective

1. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.

2. Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.

3. Involving use of a code or cipher.

4. (crosswording) Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.

5. (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.

   • Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic.

6. (zoology) Serving as camouflage.

   • cryptic colouring

7. (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.

   • cryptic species

8. (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.

noun

1. (informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.