vestigial

Etymology

vestige + -ial

adj

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

noun

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

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