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Meaning of vestigial structure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.

CEFR level

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

vestigiality vestigialization Vestigially vestigium vestigy vestiment

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