vestigial [
ves'tidʒiәl]
a. 残留的, 遗留的, 退化的
[医] 遗迹的, 剩余的
vestigial[ adj ]
not fully developed in mature animals
<adj.all>
rudimentary wings
Vestigial \Ves*tig"i*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.
- Their partners are in vestigial Hussar outfits.
- And until just a few years ago, no one had a better idea of its function; physicians considered it a useless, vestigial organ.