'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]

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