vestigial

English

Etymology

vestige +‎ -ial

Pronunciation
  • enPR: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl, vĕ-stĭjʹəl, IPA(key): /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/, /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒəl/
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Adjective

vestigial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
  2. Not fully developed in mature animals.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

vestigial (plural vestigials)

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

Anagrams

French

Adjective

vestigial (feminine vestigiale, masculine plural vestigiaux, feminine plural vestigiales)

  1. vestigial

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ves.t͡ʃi.ʒiˈaw/ [ves.t͡ʃi.ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ves.t͡ʃiˈʒjaw/ [ves.t͡ʃiˈʒjaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʃ.t͡ʃi.ʒiˈaw/ [veʃ.t͡ʃi.ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /veʃ.t͡ʃiˈʒjaw/ [veʃ.t͡ʃiˈʒjaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃ.tiˈʒjal/ [vɨʃ.tiˈʒjaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃ.tiˈʒjal/ [bɨʃ.tiˈʒjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃ.tiˈʒja.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ves‧ti‧gi‧al

Adjective

vestigial m or f (plural vestigiais)

  1. vestigial

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bestiˈxjal/ [bes.t̪iˈxjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ves‧ti‧gial

Adjective

vestigial m or f (masculine and feminine plural vestigiales)

  1. vestigial

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