'Relict' definitions:
Definition of 'relict'
(from WordNet)
noun
An organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
noun
Geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
Definition of 'Relict'
From: GCIDE
- Relict \Rel"ict\ (-?kt), n. [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.] A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. [1913 Webster]
- Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. --South. [1913 Webster]