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Webster 1913 Edition

Vestigial

Ves-tig′i-al

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Adj.

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.

Definition 2024

vestigial

vestigial

English

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

Noun

vestigial ‎(plural vestigials)

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