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Meaning of VESTIGIAL
Pronunciation:
ve'stijeeul
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[adj] (
biology
)
not
fully
developed
in
mature
animals
; "
rudimentary
wings
"
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Synonyms:
rudimentary
,
undeveloped
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Ves
*
tig
"
i
*
al
\,
a
.
Of
or
pertaining
to
a
vestige
or
remnant
;
like
a
vestige
.
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Refers to an organ or part (e.g., the human appendix) which is greatly reduced from the original ancestral form and is no longer functional.
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