Relict
nounid
122831·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Relicts
- possessive
- Relict's
- pluralpossessive
- Relicts'
Framework definitions
- §1
- geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
- §2
- 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
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