noun Download 🔗Share A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation. Examples : "The human appendix is often cited as a vestigial organ, a remnant of our herbivorous ancestors. " anatomy biology physiology organ part science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. Examples : "The human appendix is considered a vestigial organ, a remnant from our evolutionary past when it was used to digest cellulose. " biology anatomy history past Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Not fully developed in mature animals. Examples : "The human tailbone is a vestigial structure, a remnant from our ancestors that once had tails. " biology anatomy physiology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
