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< vestige

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ves·tig·i·al

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ADJECTIVE:

Of, relating to, or constituting a vestige.
Biology Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure.

OTHER FORMS:
ves·tigi·al·ly (Adverb)

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