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living fossil in Spanish

living fossil in Spanish is fósil viviente.

living fossil in Spanish

fósil viviente
noun
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]
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"living fossil" in Spanish is fósil viviente.

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