cryptid

Etymology
From. English usage 1983; in the ISC Newsletter.

Noun

 * 1)  A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.

Translations

 * German: Kryptid
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese: criptido, criptídeo
 * Spanish: críptido
 * Swedish: kryptid
 * Ukrainian: крипти́д