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Vestigial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Vestigial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Adjective
1

not fully developed in mature animals

"rudimentary wings"

2

Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.

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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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