Vestigial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a vestige.
  • adj. Biology Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
  • adj. Not fully developed in mature animals.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a vestige; like a mere trace of what has been; also, rudimentary.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not fully developed in mature animals
    • Equivalent
    undeveloped   
    Cross Reference
    vestigial muscle    vestigial fold   
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