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vestigial structure

vestigial structure noun: a structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.

Noun

vestigial structure (plural vestigial structures)

  1. (evolutionary theory) A structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.

vestigial structure meaning in Tamil

vestigial structure in Tamil

எச்சத்தடமான, கருத்தடமான, சாயல், சுவட்டமைப்பு

Forms of vestigial structure

pluralvestigial structures

Questions about vestigial structure

What does vestigial structure mean?
Vestigial structure means a structure in an organism that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution, such as human appendixes.
What is vestigial structure in Tamil?
Vestigial structure in Tamil is எச்சத்தடமான, கருத்தடமான, சாயல். See Vestigial structure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vestigial structure?
Vestigial structure is a noun.
What is the plural of vestigial structure?
The plural of vestigial structure is vestigial structures.

Words near vestigial structure in the dictionary

  1. vestigating
  2. vestige
  3. vestiges
  4. vestigia
  5. vestigial
  6. vestigial structure
  7. vestigial structures
  8. vestigiality
  9. vestigialization
  10. vestigializations
  11. vestigialize

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