relict

Japanese: relict
relict

...a species that was once abundant but is now on the brink of extinction, or that is now vulnerable to extinction due to geographic isolation or morphological or physiological specialization. It is also called a relic species or relic. It can be used to describe not only species, but also fauna, flora, and populations.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "relict" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…かつては繁栄していた生物が絶滅しかかったり,あるいは地理的隔離をうけたり形態的,生理的に特殊化したことで絶滅しやすい状態におかれている生物種。残存種あるいはレリックrelic,レリクトrelictともいう。種ばかりでなく,ファウナ(動物相)やフロラ(植物相),また個体群についても用いられることがある。…

※「relict」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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