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View synonyms for vestigial
vestigial
[ ve-stij-ee-uhl, -stij-uhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of a vestige:
a vestigial tail.
vestigial
/ vĕ-stĭj′ē-əl /
- Relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use because of evolutionary change. Whales, for example, have small bones located in the muscles of their body walls that are vestigial bones of hips and hind limbs.
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- ves·tigi·al·ly adverb
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