from Encarta:

rel·ict
noun (plural rel·icts)
1. geology remnant of preexisting formation: a remnant of a preexisting land or rock formation left behind after a destructive event has taken place

2. geology mineral unaltered by metamorphism: a mineral that did not change when the rock in which it occurs underwent metamorphosis

3. biology surviving species: a species of organism surviving long after the extinction of related species, or a once widespread natural population surviving only in isolated localities because of environmental changes

4. widow: the widow of somebody ( archaic )

never heard that word before.


formerly known as etaoin...