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/ˈɹɛlɪkt/ · noun
(formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic..
In the lakes and in the streams were species of fish not known elsewhere on earth and birds and lizards and other forms of life as well all long relict here for the desert stretched away on every side.
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Relict means (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic..
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In the lakes and in the streams were species of fish not known elsewhere on earth and birds and lizards and other forms of life as well all long relict here for the desert stretched away on every side.
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