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vestigial [vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl] adj 1. of, relating to, or being a vestige 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of certain organs or parts of organisms) having attained a simple structure and reduced size and function during the evolution of the species the vestigial pelvic girdle of a snake vestigially adv
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vestigial adjective 1. rudimentary, undeveloped, incomplete, imperfect, non-functional The grass snake has vestigial limbs. rudimentary developed, complete, perfect, useful, practical, functional Translations vestigial adj → spurenhaft; moustache, growth → spärlich; (Anat) → rudimentär; the vestigial remains of the old city walls → die Spuren or die rudimentären Reste der alten Stadtmauer; the vestigial remains of a custom → die letzten Reste eines Brauches; the vestigial remains of my interest in art → die kümmerlichen Reste meines Interesses für Kunst vestigial [vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl] adj a. (Bio) (organ) → vestigiale, rudimentale vestigial [vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl] adj a. (Bio) (organ) → vestigiale, rudimentale How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In short, while this other-personality is vestigial in all of us, in some of us it is almost obliterated, while in others of us it is more pronounced. many of the elder zoologists with a certain vestigial docility Hillbrook, by the way, is not the only place in Christendom where a vestigial polytheism forbids the taking in vain of the Evil One's name. |
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