[rel.ict] n [in sense 1, fr. ME relicte, fr. LL relicta, fr. L, fem. of relictus, pp. of relinquere; in senses
2. & 3, fr. relict residual, adj., fr. L relictus] (15c) 1: widow
2: a persistent remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna or kind of organism 3 a: a relief feature or rock remaining after other parts have disappeared b: something left unchanged
[2]relict adj (15c): of, relating to, or being a relict "~ populations"