vestigial
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vestigial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- Not fully developed in mature animals.
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pertaining to a vestige
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not fully developed
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Noun edit
vestigial (plural vestigials)
- (biology) A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
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French edit
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vestigial (feminine vestigiale, masculine plural vestigiaux, feminine plural vestigiales)
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vestigial m or f (plural vestigiais)
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vestigial m or f (masculine and feminine plural vestigiales)
Further reading edit
- “vestigial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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