extant
Still in existence; not having disappearedStill in existence; not having disappeared.
» The hippopotamus is the heaviest extant artiodactyl.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Still in existence; not having disappeared.
extant manuscripts of the Old Testament
existent, bestehend, vorhanden
сохрани́вшийсяsoxranívšijsja, существу́ющийsuščestvújuščij
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
(not comparable)Still alive; not extinct.
birds are the only extant dinosaurs
überlebend, lebend, verbleibend
вы́жившийvýživšij, сохрани́вшийсяsoxranívšijsja
(not comparable, obsolete)Standing out, or above the rest.
Examples
7 sentencesThe hippopotamus is the heaviest extant artiodactyl.
Currently, six extant flamingo species are recognised.
But there is no publication extant authenticated with his name.
The echidna and the platypus are the only extant monotremes.
Humans are not the most evolved members of the animal kingdom; we are exactly as evolved as every other extant species.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to standFirst attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).
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