vestigial

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[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl or vĕ-stĭjʹəl
• IPA: /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl/ or /vɛˈstɪdʒəl/
• SAMPA: /vE"stIdZI@l/ or /vE"stIdZ@l/
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[change] Adjective

Positive vestigial

Comparative more vestigial

Superlative most vestigial

1. If something is vestigial, it is left over or almost gone.

   A horse has a vestigial toe on the side of its leg.

[change] Related words

• vestige