vestigial

Pronunciation

• enPR: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl or vĕ-stĭjʹəl, IPA ^(key): /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/ or /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒəl/

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Adjective

Positive vestigial

Comparative more vestigial

Superlative most vestigial

A bump on some people's ear is a vestigial pointy tip left over from our evolutionary past.

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

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

Related words

• vestige