ALL meanings of relict
rel·ict
R r - noun relict Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it. 1
- noun relict a remnant or survivor. 1
- noun relict a widow. 1
- noun relict a group of animals or plants that exists as a remnant of a formerly widely distributed group in an environment different from that in which it originated 0
- noun relict (as modifier) 0
- noun relict a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred 0
- noun relict a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs 0
- adjective relict surviving the death of another; esp., widowed 0
- noun relict a widow 0
- noun relict a plant or animal species living on in isolation in a small local area as a survival from an earlier period or as a remnant of an almost extinct group 0
- noun relict a physical feature, mineral, structure, etc. remaining after other components have wasted away or been altered 0