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living fossil meaning in Kannada

ಜೀವಂತ ಫಾಸಿಲ್

UK/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɒsl̩/US/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɑsl̩/

living fossil in Kannada: ಜೀವಂತ ಫಾಸಿಲ್, ಜೀವಂತ ಪಳೆಯುಳಿಕೆ. In English, living fossil means 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.

Kannada words for living fossil

ಜೀವಂತ ಫಾಸಿಲ್, ಜೀವಂತ ಪಳೆಯುಳಿಕೆ

English meaning of living fossil

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.

Full definition of living fossil

living fossil in a sentence

  • The coelacanth and the dawn redwood are living fossils.
  • Crocodiles are living fossils that haven’t changed their appearance much in millions of years.

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Questions about living fossil in Kannada

What is the meaning of living fossil in Kannada?
Living fossil in Kannada is ಜೀವಂತ ಫಾಸಿಲ್, ಜೀವಂತ ಪಳೆಯುಳಿಕೆ.
living fossil ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Living fossil: ಜೀವಂತ ಫಾಸಿಲ್, ಜೀವಂತ ಪಳೆಯುಳಿಕೆ.
What does living fossil mean in English?
Living fossil means 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.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: living fossil (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: living fossil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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