Difference between revisions of "vestige"

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|etymology=Latin <i>vestigium</i>, footprint
 
|etymology=Latin <i>vestigium</i>, footprint
|definition=A degenerate or imperfect remaining ancestral organ.
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|definition=A [[degenerate]] or imperfect remaining [[ancestral]] organ.
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Revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

vestige (noun; Latin vestigium, footprint): A degenerate or imperfect remaining ancestral organ.