Associations to the word «Relict»
Noun
- Karst
- Weathering
- Taxon
- Gull
- Fauna
- Gastropod
- Phylogeny
- Conduit
- Shoreline
- Deceased
- Esq
- Cretaceous
- Escarpment
- Caves
- Vegetation
- Groundwater
- Coastline
- Cave
- Lineage
- Fossil
- Sediment
- Rainforest
- Widow
- Shropshire
- Dune
- Deposition
- Leopard
- Quartz
- Flora
- Bart
- Species
- Drainage
- Erosion
- Frog
- Specie
- Texture
- Refuge
- Climate
- Grassland
- Morphology
- Extinction
- Laurel
- Elias
- Mantle
- Mainland
- Habitat
- Hemisphere
- Forest
- Frances
- Antarctica
- Basin
- Continental
- Alfonso
- Ice
- Terrace
- Limestone
- Distribution
- Deposit
- Agnes
- Pine
- Population
- Genus
- Shelf
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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Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.