1) Extant with no use 2) Rudimentary 3) Undeveloped
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1) Undeveloped
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reduced, or very poorly developed
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reduced in form and function from the normal or ancestral condition.
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the remaining trace or remnant of an organ which was probably fully developed in some evolutionary predecessor
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Smaller and of more simple structure than in an evolutionary ancestor (Halliday 1987).
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Pertaining to structures or organs that were well developed in an organism's ancestors but have become rudimentary during the course of evolution.
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.
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A nonfunctioning structure that is the remnant of an organ or appendage that was once functional in previous generations or earlier stages of development.
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Greatly reduced and non-functional.
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Poorly developed, degenerate or atrophied, more fully functional in an earlier stage of development of the individual or species.
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Refers to an organ or part (for example, the human appendix) which is greatly reduced from the original ancestral form and is no longer functional. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Remaining in a species only in a much reduced or useless state. Vestigial body parts or organs are evidence of parts that the ancestors of an animal had, but that the modern animal no longer needs or uses. For example, the rosy boa snake has vestigial traces of the legs of its lizard ancestors.
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Poorly developed; degenerate; non-functional.
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Ves·tig'i·al adjective Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.
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Poorly developed, degenerate or atrophied, more fully functional in an earlier stage of development of the individual or species.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ves-tij′ē-ăl Definitions: 1. Relating to a vestige.
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Vestigial: Adjective describing something that is a vestige (remnant) or a primitive structure, and no longer believed to be important. For example, the appendix is considered a vestigial organ, and some infants are born with a vestigial tail.
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reduced, or very poorly developed
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Describes a structure with little current apparent function that is thought to be present solely because it derives from a structure that was functional in an ancestor.
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a structure (in biology a bodily organ or appendage) that has been reduced to the point where it no longer functions.
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rudimentary adjective not fully developed in mature animals; `rudimentary wings`
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Remaining in a species only in a much reduced or useless state. Vestigial body parts or organs are evidence of parts that the ancestors of an animal had, but that the modern animal no longer needs or uses. For example, the Rosy Boa bears vestigial traces of the legs of its lizard ancestors.
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Describes a morphological structure or behaviour pattern that is so reduced through long disuse as to be almost absent.
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Pertaining to part of an animal that is in the process of being evolutionarily lost and is small, imperfectly formed, and serves no function.
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