Vestigial - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |veˈstɪdʒɪəl|  American pronunciation of the word vestigial
Brit.  |veˈstɪdʒɪəl|  British pronunciation of the word vestigial

adjective

- not fully developed in mature animals (syn: rudimentary)

Extra examples

...a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke...

...the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago...

The legs of snakes are vestigial or absent altogether.

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