transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: 1922
: an organism (as a horseshoe crab or a ginkgo tree) that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct
LIVING FOSSIL
Meaning of LIVING FOSSIL in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003