vestigial

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Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past
Not fully developed in mature animals
Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige
not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings
Vestigial is used to describe the small amounts of something that still remain of a larger or more important thing. Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime
not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
{s} of a vestige; of a remnant
vestigial structure
A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes
vestigially
residually, in a vestigial manner, in a manner pertaining to what remains
vestigial

    Hyphenation

    ves·tig·i·al

    Turkish pronunciation

    vıstîciıl

    Pronunciation

    /vəˈstəʤēəl/ /vəˈstɪʤiːəl/

    Etymology

    () vestige + -al
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