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Meaning of Vestigial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أثريّ
Dansk rudimentær
Deutsch rudimentär spurenhaft
Français vestigial
Italiano vestigiale
Nederlands onderontwikkeld overblijvend
Polski szczątkowy
Português vestigial

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

vestigial structure vestigiality vestigialization Vestigially vestigium vestigy

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