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Living fossil in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Living fossilnoun
जीवित जीवाश्म
🗣️ jīvit jīvāśma [/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɒsl̩/, /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɑsl̩/]
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📖 Meaning of “living fossil”

The meaning of “living fossil” in Hindi is जीवित जीवाश्म, pronounced jīvit jīvāśma — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of living fossil

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.

✍️ Living fossil in a sentence
The coelacanth and the dawn redwood are living fossils.
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The term was coined by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) in his work On the Origin of Species (1859): see the quotation below.

Quick facts about “living fossil”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Living fossil
Meaning in Hindi
जीवित जीवाश्म
Pronunciation
jīvit jīvāśma
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
The term was coined by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) in his work On the Origin of Species (1859): see the quotation below.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "living fossil" is जीवित जीवाश्म (jīvit jīvāśma).
In Devanagari script it is written as जीवित जीवाश्म.
It is pronounced "jīvit jīvāśma". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.