Examples of 'vestigial' in a sentence
Meaning of "vestigial"
vestigial (adjective) - Refers to an organ or structure in an organism that has lost some or all of its original function in the course of evolution, such as the appendix in humans
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- Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- Not fully developed in mature animals.
- A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
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Stop flapping your vestigial limbs around.
It has vestigial legs and an unforked tongue.
Some snakes have vestigial leg bones.
Vestigial traits can still be considered adaptations.
He claims to have a vestigial tail which is hereditary.
Vestigial wings are present underneath the elytra.
Inflammation of this vestigial organ is called appendicitis.
Vestigial structures are not vestigial but functional.
The wing sometimes has vestigial claws.
Sometimes vestigial open black chest band.
Buffon also drew attention to vestigial organs.
All kinds of vestigial things are there still.
The inner toe on each foot is vestigial.
The effects of vestigial filtering are not included.
It appears you have a subcutaneous vestigial twin.
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I have a vestigial nipple under my arm.
The atheists tell us about vestigial organs.
Adults have vestigial mouthparts and do not feed.
Creationism can not explain vestigial organs.
Has been vestigial damaged over time.
The human appendix is not really vestigial.
It must have a vestigial air lung.
Vestigial leaves are dropped early and are rarely seen.
At least snakes have vestigial leg bones.
The vestigial operculum may reflect an archaic condition.
People consider the navel a vestigial nub.
Some species have vestigial tails or no tails at all.
A vestigial or hypoplastic structure may be present.
I am feeling a bit vestigial at the moment.
The vestigial tail is usually long.
They have only vestigial hindwings.
My vestigial tail was removed years ago.
The inflammation of this vestigial organ is termed as appendicitis.
Vestigial organs are still legitimate evidences for evolution.
The occurrence of vestigial claws on the wings of birds.
The developmental tail is thus a human vestigial structure.
The ulna is vestigial and fused to the radius.
The right tentacle is small or vestigial.
I suppose this is vestigial from my time as a boy scout.
It is not known if these organs are functional or simply vestigial.
That is a vestigial muscle called the palmaris longus.
The dorsal spine is vestigial or lacking.
The maxillary palpi are reduced and even vestigial.
The appendix is a vestigial structure in humans.
The palea is either absent or vestigial.
Her vestigial sense of right and wrong was acting up again.
Facebook had lost its vestigial bit of privacy.
Its associated muscles are also vestigial.
We still have a vestigial appendix.
Only vestigial traces remain of the other two churches.
