relict vs organism

organism vs relict

relict and organism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relict	Yes	No	No	No
organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organism is a hypernym of relict; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than relict:

relict: 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
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of relict include being.

relict (noun)	organism (noun)
geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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	a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

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