vestigial

English

Etymology

vestige + -al

Pronunciation

enPR: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl, vĕ-stĭjʹəl, IPA^(key): /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl/, /vɛˈstɪdʒəl/
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Adjective

vestigial (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
Not fully developed in mature animals.

Derived terms

vestigial structure

Related terms

vestige

Translations

pertaining to a vestige

Dutch: overblijvend (nl)
French: vestigial (fr) m, vestigiale (fr) f

German: rudimentär (de), spurenhaft
Romanian: vestigial m

not fully developed

Catalan: vestigial
Danish: rudimentær (da)

Dutch: onderontwikkeld (nl)

Noun

vestigial (plural vestigials)

(biology) A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

French

Adjective

vestigial (feminine singular vestigiale, masculine plural vestigiaux, feminine plural vestigiales)

vestigial

Spanish

Adjective

vestigial (plural vestigiales)

vestigial

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