huó
huà
shí

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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

xióng
māo
bèi
rèn
wéi
shì
zhēn
guì
de
huó
huà
shí
 

The giant panda is considered a precious living fossil.

Shuǐ
shān
shì
zhǒng
zhù
míng
de
zhí
huó
huà
shí
 

The dawn redwood is a famous botanical living fossil.

xué
jiā
men
xiàn
le
zhè
zhǒng
lǎo
de
lèi
huó
huà
shí
 

Scientists discovered this ancient fish living fossil.

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