The coccyx is a vestigial feature that shows the common ancestry of mankind and apes.
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Vestigial
//vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl//
Synonyms for "vestigial" (3 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- vestigial adj (not fully developed)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 退化殘餘 /退化残余 adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Danish
1 entries- rudimentær adj (not fully developed)
Dutch
2 entries- onderontwikkeld adj (not fully developed)
- overblijvend adj (pertaining to a vestige)
French
1 entries- vestigial adj (pertaining to a vestige)
German
2 entries- rudimentär adj (pertaining to a vestige)
- spurenhaft adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Hindi
1 entries- अवशेषी adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Hungarian
3 entries- csökevényes adj (not fully developed)
- maradvány- or -maradvány adj (pertaining to a vestige)
- maradványszerű adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Italian
1 entries- vestigiale adj (not fully developed)
Latin
1 entries- vestīgiālis adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Polish
2 entries- szczątkowy adj (pertaining to a vestige)
- śladowy adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Portuguese
3 entries- vestigial adj (pertaining to a vestige)
- vestigial adj (not fully developed)
- vestigial adj (evolutionary theory: vestigial structure)
Romanian
1 entries- vestigial adj (pertaining to a vestige)
Sample sentences
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All non-winged insects have at least vestigial wings.
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The coccyx is the vestigial structure of a tail.
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The coccyx is a vestigial trait.
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