vestigial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. not-comparable
  2. Not fully developed in mature animals. not-comparable
  3. Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution. not-comparable
    — Remnants of the vascular supply of lost organs may be present in the tissues of the receptacle when all external evidence of the organs has disappeared. Only rarely does the vascular supply of a vestigial organ disappear while external remnants are still present.

词形变化

vestigials plural

词汇关系

衍生词
vestigial structure
相关词
vestige

词源

词源 1
From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
词源 2
From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
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