vestigial

• Bezeichnet einen rudimentären, oft verkümmerten Rest eines Organs oder Merkmals, das früher voll entwickelt oder funktionsfähig war, meist im biologischen oder anatomischen Kontext.

Describes a remaining, often degenerate, part of something that was once fully developed or functional, typically in a biological or anatomical context.

1. Not fully developed in mature animalsC1formalscientific

   Describes a body part or organ that is reduced in size and function in adult animals compared to earlier stages of development or in related species.

   Rudimentär

   • The human appendix is considered a vestigial organ.
   • Some snakes have vestigial pelvic bones.
   • Whales have vestigial hind limbs buried inside their bodies.

   Synonymeatrophiedremnantresidualrudimentaryundeveloped

   Antonymedevelopedfull-grownfunctionalmature