unidentified
♦ un|iden|ti|fied /'ʌnaɪd'entɪfaɪd/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe someone or something as unidentified, you mean that nobody knows who or what they are.
He was shot this morning by unidentified intruders at his house.
...unidentified cancer-causing substances in the environment.
= unknown
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you use unidentified to describe people, groups, and organizations, you do not want to give their names. (JOURNALISM)
...his claims, which were based on the comments of anonymous and unidentified sources.
= unnamed
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe someone or something as unidentified, you mean that nobody knows who or what they are.
He was shot this morning by unidentified intruders at his house.
...unidentified cancer-causing substances in the environment.
= unknown
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you use unidentified to describe people, groups, and organizations, you do not want to give their names. (JOURNALISM)
...his claims, which were based on the comments of anonymous and unidentified sources.
= unnamed