Meanings of modern relatives in English

One of its modern relatives is a type of edible seaweed called sea lettuce.

The researchers studied the limbs of two distant modern relatives, the alligator and the turkey, for hints.

But they did have one thing in common with their modern relatives: they appear to have worried humans.

An ancient penguin species discovered on the Chatham Islands is helping to bridge the gap between extinct giant penguins and their modern relatives.