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vestigials

vestigials is the plural of vestigial.

Meaning of vestigial

Noun

vestigial (plural vestigials)

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

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Questions about vestigials

What is vestigials the plural of?
Vestigials is the plural of vestigial.

Words near vestigials in the dictionary

  1. vestigialization
  2. vestigializations
  3. vestigialize
  4. vestigialized
  5. vestigially
  6. vestigials
  7. Vestigian
  8. vestigiary
  9. vestigium
  10. vestigy
  11. vestimeniferan

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