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Meaning of
vestigial
in English
vestigial
us
//ˈvɛs.ti.dʒəl//
uk
//ˈvɛst.ɪdʒ.əl//
#uncommon
Definitions
Adjective
resembling
a
past
remnant
;
a
trace
The
old
,
abandoned
mine
was
a
vestigial
reminder
of
the
town's
industrial
past
.
having
lost
original
function
(
through
evolution
)
The
vestigial
tailbone
in
humans
is
a
leftover
from
our
evolutionary
ancestors
.
Noun
a
degenerate
or
underdeveloped
part
(
in
biology
)
The
vestigial
organ
in
the
animal's
body
had
lost
its
original
function
.
