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living fossil

An organism, such as the coelacanth or ginkgo, that is similar in appearance to its fossilized distant ancestors and usually has no extant close relatives.

living fossil

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an animal or plant, such as the coelacanth and ginkgo, belonging to a group most of whose members are extinct

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