Elvis taxon

短语

词形变化

Elvis taxa 复数 Elvis taxa

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A taxon that has been misidentified as having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a similar morphology through convergent evolution.

    生物

词源

Coined in a 1993 paper by D. H. Erwin and M. L. Droser, with reference to the prevalence of impersonators of the singer Elvis Presley.

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