Definition
A stone or rock formation with hidden or concealed internal structures, or a fossilized organism whose true nature is difficult to identify.
Etymology
From Greek 'kryptos' (hidden) + 'lithos' (stone), used in paleontology and geology to describe fossils or rocks whose origins or compositions are unclear.
Kelly Says
Some rocks contain fossils so tiny or cryptic that it took centuries of improved microscopy to realize they were alive at all—these cryptoliths essentially rewrote Earth's history once we could finally see what was hidden inside them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርፕቶላይት
kri-pto-lai-t
ARالعربية
كربتروليت
kar-bu-tro-lit
BNবাংলা
ক্রিপ্টোলাইট
kri-pto-lai-t
CACatalà
criptolit
kri-pto-lit
CSČeština
kryptolit
kryp-to-lit
DADansk
cryptolith
kro-pto-lith
DEDeutsch
Cryptolith
kro-pto-lith
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτολίθι
kri-pto-li-thi
ESEspañol
criptolito
kri-pto-li-to
FAفارسی
کریپتو لایت
kri-pto-lai-t
FISuomi
cryptolith
kro-pto-li-th
FRFrançais
cryptolith
kro-pto-lith
GUGU
ક્રિપ્ટોલાઈટ
kri-pto-lai-t
HAHA
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
HEעברית
קריפטוליט
kri-pto-lit
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टोलिट
kri-pto-lit
HUMagyar
kriptolit
kri-pto-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
IGIG
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
ITItaliano
cryptolith
kri-pto-lith
JA日本語
クリプトリト
kuriputo litro
KMKM
ក្រីប្តូឡាយត
kri-btou-lai-t
KO한국어
크립토리트
keurip-to-ri-teu
MRMR
क्रिप्टोलिट
kri-pto-lit
MSBahasa Melayu
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုက်တိုလိုက်
kye-ta-to-lai-k
NLNederlands
cryptoliet
kro-pto-liet
NONorsk
cryptolith
kro-pto-lith
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਟੋਲਾਈਟ
kri-pto-lai-t
PLPolski
kryptolit
kryp-to-lit
PTPortuguês
criptolito
kri-pto-li-to
RORomână
criptolit
kri-pto-lit
RUРусский
криптолит
kriptolit
SVSvenska
cryptolith
kro-pto-lith
SWKiswahili
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
TAதமிழ்
கிரிப்டோலைட்
kri-pu-to-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టోలైట్
kri-pto-lai-t
THไทย
คริปโตไลท์
kri-pto-lai-t
TLTL
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
TRTürkçe
kriptolit
kri-pto-lit
UKУкраїнська
криптоліт
kriptolit
URاردو
کRIPTOلایت
kri-pto-lai-t
VITiếng Việt
cryptolites
kri-p-to-li-tes
YOYO
kriptolite
kri-pto-li-te
ZUZU
ikriptolite
i-kri-pto-li-te