Advertisement
Advertisement
living fossil
noun
- an organism that is a living example of an otherwise extinct group and that has remained virtually unchanged in structure and function over a long period of time, as the coelacanth and the horseshoe crab.
living fossil
noun
- an animal or plant, such as the coelacanth and ginkgo, belonging to a group most of whose members are extinct
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of living fossil1
First recorded in 1920–25
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse