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To be extant means that a living organism or other evolving entity (such as a language) is still living and viable. It is the opposite of extinction.
Example Usage of Extant
Grizpawz: Am I the only one who thinks there's not a statesman Extant in DC? Everyting is about how much votes can be sold for?
brinxmat: RT @dublincore #RDA Compared with AACR2/Tom Delsey (ppt 06-2009) New library cataloging rules compared to Extant rules http://bit.ly/2gjGPi
alexPstark: @GloMBennett antihumanist? If that doesn't exist, I now proclaim it Extant.
