Word of the day

Relict – a thing which has survived from an earlier period or in a primitive form; an animal or plant that has survived while others of its group have become extinct; 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;  a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it; an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now occurs at only one or a few small areas; a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred; a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs; relic; widow.