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Vestigial
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Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to a
vestige
or
remnant
; like a
trace
from the past.
●
Not
fully
developed in
mature
animals.
Noun
●
In Biology:
A small,
degenerate
, or
imperfectly
developed part or
organ
which has been more
fully
developed in some
past
generation.
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Primitive
Malformed
Dormant
Malignant
Nonfunctional
Outmoded
Fossilised
Maladaptive
Calcified
Ossified
Cartilaginous
Superfluous
Withered
Archaic
Atrophied
Invisible
Avascular
Obsolescent
Obsolete
Dead
Present
Active
Immortal
Visible
Inactive
Inborn
Erect
Prehensile
Passive
Immobile
Opposable
Disembodied
Irrelevant
Redundant
Pathologic
Black
Permanent
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