English Explanatory Dictionary

Lazarus taxon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A taxon that disappears from the fossil record, suggesting extinction, only to reappear later.

Word forms

Lazarus taxon Lazarus taxa

Etymology

Referring to the Biblical story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead.

Related words

Lazarus effect
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