Extant

The opposite of extinct. Applied to species, cultures and works of culture (e.g. plays, poems) that are currently still in existence.

Related Topics:
Extinct - Species - Culture - Play - Poem

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In biology the expression is commonly used in discussions of living and fossil species. For example, of the group of molluscs known as the cephalopods, there are approximately 600 extant and 7500 extinct species (Barnes, 1987).

Related Topics:
Biology - Fossil - Mollusc - Cephalopod

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