Relict

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1. Noun

A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.

2. Noun

geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
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3. Noun

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
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