Meaning Of The Word Living fossil

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What's The Definition Of Living fossil?

living fossil in American English
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 in British English
noun: an animal or plant, such as the coelacanth and ginkgo, belonging to a group most of whose members are extinct

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