relictual en · ADJ
Etymology
From relict + -ual.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to a relict.
Climatic warming during the past 10,000 years led to the extirpation of most low-elevation pika populations, producing the modern-day relictual distribution of the species.
2003 December, Erik A. Beever, “Persistence of pikas in two low-elevation national monuments in the western United States”, in Sierra Nature Notes, volume 3, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2005:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most relictual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more relictual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |