Difference between revisions of "vestigial"

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	|etymology=Latin <i>vestigium</i>, footprint		|etymology=Latin <i>vestigium</i>, footprint
−	|definition=Pertaining to a small, degenerate, nonfunctional organ that was ancestrally more fully developed or functional.	+	|definition=Pertaining to a small, [[degenerate]], nonfunctional organ that was ancestrally more fully developed or [[functional]].
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Revision as of 23:38, 13 September 2013

vestigial (adjective; Latin vestigium, footprint): Pertaining to a small, degenerate, nonfunctional organ that was ancestrally more fully developed or functional.