cryptic
/ˈkɹɪptɪk/ adjective C1- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- 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.
- Well camouflaged; having good camouflage. · Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic.
- Serving as camouflage. · cryptic colouring
- Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct. · cryptic species
- Living in a cavity or small cave.
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