Associations to the word «Relict»
Noun
- Ancestor
- Dame
- Landscape
- Plateau
- Relative
- Barrier
- Latitude
- Diversity
- Mineral
- Occurrence
- Plant
- Cone
- Emma
- Ill
- Boulder
- Mountain
- Continent
- Passage
- Remains
- Altitude
- Lizard
- Forming
- Plain
- Sion
- Fragment
- Soil
- Organism
- Shaft
- Africa
- Beach
- Anna
- Evolution
- Preserve
- Sand
- Ridge
- Characteristic
- Peninsula
- Animal
- Sheet
- Lake
- Feature
- Elevation
- Region
- Zone
- Australia
- Era
- Heir
- Period
- Range
- Breed
- Pre
- Elizabeth
- Area
- Delta
- Stream
- Ocean
Adjective
Wiktionary
RELICT, noun. (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
RELICT, noun. (archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
RELICT, noun. (biology) (ecology) A species, organism, or ecosystem which has survived from a previous age: one which was once widespread but which is now found only in a few areas.
RELICT, noun. (geology) A structure or other feature which has survived from a previous age.
RELICT, noun. (linguistics) A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.
RELICT, adjective. Surviving, remaining.
RELICT, adjective. That is a relict; pertaining to a relict.
Dictionary definition
RELICT, 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.
RELICT, noun. Geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared.
Wise words
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