[Ads-l] Lazarus species

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in OED.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/2-creatures-thought-extinct-for-7-000-years-rediscovered/ar-AA1YvOao?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=486404e9813a400cad131b9bd91a5ea8&ei=28
:

The two marsupials are now classified as "Lazarus species," a scientific
term used for organisms that reappear after having been thought extinct.

JL

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