vestigial

suomi-englanti sanakirja

vestigial englannista suomeksi

  1. surkastunut

  1. Substantiivi

vestigial englanniksi

  1. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.

  2. Not fully developed in mature animals.

  3. Of a structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.

  4. {{quote-book|en|year=2004|title=Pshysiology of the Angiosperms|section=Vestigial Vascular Tissue|isbn=81-7141-854-6|page=48|chapter=Flower|chapter_number=1|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|location=New Delhi|author=Pooja

  5. A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

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