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relict
rel·ict R0139900 (rĕl′ĭkt, rĭ-lĭkt′)n.1. Ecology A species that inhabits a much smaller geographic area than it did in the past, often because of environmental change.2. Something that has survived; a remnant.3. Law A widow or widower.adj. Geology Of or relating to something that has survived, as structures or minerals after destructive processes.
[From Middle English relicte, left undisturbed, from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish. Sense 3, Middle English relicte, from Medieval Latin relicta, from feminine past participle of Latin relinquere.]relict (ˈrɛlɪkt) n1. (Biology) ecology a. 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 originatedb. (as modifier): a relict fauna. 2. (Geological Science) geology a. a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurredb. a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs3. an archaic word for widow14. an archaic word for relic6[C16: from Latin relictus left behind, from relinquere to relinquish]rel•ict (ˈrɛl ɪkt)
n. 1. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it. 2. a remnant or survivor. 3. a widow. [1525–35; < Medieval Latin relicta widow, n. use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish] relictan animal or plant surviving in one area after becoming extinct else-where; a survival of an earlier period. — relict, adj.See also: AnimalsThesaurus| Noun | 1. | relict - 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 originatedorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | | 2. | relict - geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappearedgeological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth |
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Relict
relict1. Ecologya. 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 b. (as modifier): a relict fauna 2. Geologya. a mountain, lake, glacier, etc., that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred b. a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs Relict (rel -ikt) A Soviet space mission launched in 1983 that made the first measurement of dipole anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background radiation.Relict an animal or plant species that exists in a given country or region as a remnant of the flora and fauna of past geological ages and that in some way is anomalous with regard to present-day conditions of existence. Relicts are identified by their ties to the plant and animal world of past ages or to definite types of vegetation. Thus, species that have been preserved without visible changes at least since the Pliocene are called Tertiary or, more correctly, Neogenic relicts. In Colchis there are a number of remnant tree species (wing nut, zelkova, chestnut) and evergreen shrubs. The ironwood is a relict in the Talysh Mountains, and the muskrat is a relict in the Volga and Ural basins. Forest relicts in the arctic are species that advanced far to the north during the warm interglacial age and stayed there surrounded by tundra (twinflower, whortleberry, certain wintergreens). Glacial relicts are plants and animals that have survived from the ice age on a given territory. Plant and animal species that have been preserved only in certain sectors of formerly large ranges and in this sense resemble relicts are called pseudorelicts. A. I. TOLMACHEV relict[′rel·ikt] (biology) A persistent, isolated remnant of a once-abundant species. (geology) Referring to a topographic feature that remains after other parts of the feature have been removed or have disappeared. Pertaining to a mineral, structure, or feature of a rock which represents features of an earlier rock and which persists in spite of processes tending to destroy it, such as metamorphism. relict
relict (rĕl′ĭkt, rĭ-lĭkt′)n.1. Ecology A species that inhabits a much smaller geographic area than it did in the past, often because of environmental change.2. Something that has survived; a remnant.3. Law A widow or widower.Relict
Related to Relict: mesophyte, SclerophyllousRELICT. A widow; as A B, relict of C D. relict
Related to relict: mesophyte, SclerophyllousWords related to relictnoun 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 originatedRelated Wordsnoun geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappearedRelated Words- geological formation
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