vestigial

Meanings

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
Not fully developed in mature animals.

Noun

A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

Origin

vestige + -ial

Modern English dictionary

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