vestigium
[ ve-stij-ee-uhm ]
noun,plural ves·tig·i·a [ve-stij-ee-uh]. /vɛˈstɪdʒ i ə/. Anatomy.
a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
Origin of vestigium
1First recorded in 1630–40, vestigium is from the Latin word vestīgium footprint, trace
Words Nearby vestigium
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How to use vestigium in a sentence
Deinde per insequentes dies circa singulas heminas emittendum, donec nullum aquae vestigium appareat.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart MilnePlaced in the universe of things, we find in it the corporeal and temporal footprint (vestigium) leading into the way of God.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorSi sol ah czterno esset, lumen ah terno esset; et si pes, similiter vestigium.
At lumen et vestigium effectus sunt efficients solis et pedis; potuit ergo cum causa terna effectus coaternus esse.
Illa umbratile vestigium atque signum, hc lux et veritas est.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
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