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adj
Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Not fully developed in mature animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: evolutionary theory
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noun
A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: evolutionary theory
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adjective satellite
not fully developed in mature animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rudimentary
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
Across languages
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