Meaning of 活化石
活化石 means living fossil; a relict species; living fossil; organism with ancient lineage still widely distributed. Pronounced huó huà shí.
- living fossil; a relict species
- living fossil; organism with ancient lineage still widely distributed
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
huó活
huà化
shí石
。
The giant panda is considered a precious living fossil.
Shuǐ水
shān杉
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhù著
míng名
de的
zhí植
wù物
huó活
huà化
shí石
。
The dawn redwood is a famous botanical living fossil.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
fā发
xiàn现
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
yú鱼
lèi类
huó活
huà化
shí石
。
Scientists discovered this ancient fish living fossil.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
种/ zhǒng