relict
/ˈrɛlɪkt/
noun
- A person or thing that has survived from an earlier time or in a primitive form.
- This old farmhouse is a relict of the pioneer era.
- The coelacanth is a relict species that has existed for millions of years.
- The language contains relict words from ancient dialects.
adjective
- Surviving from an earlier time; remaining as a remnant.
- Scientists studied the relict population of turtles isolated on the island.
- The relict customs of the village date back to medieval times.
- The relict forest was untouched by modern development.