Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun relict

2 senses of relict

Sense 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 originated)
       => organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Sense 2
relict -- (geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared)
       => geological formation, formation -- ((geology) the geological features of the earth)