'extant surviving' definitions:

Definition of 'extant surviving'

From: GCIDE
  • existing \existing\ adj.
  • 1. having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran. Opposite of nonexistent. [Narrower terms: active, alive; extant, surviving] Also See: extant.
  • Syn: existent. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Present. Opposite of absent. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. Presently existing; as, the existing system. [WordNet 1.5]