vestigial

英 [vesˈtɪdʒ.i.əl]      美 [vesˈtɪdʒ.i.əl]
  • adj. 退化的;残余的;发育不全的
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vestigial (adj.)
1850, "like a mere trace of what has been," originally in biology, from vestige + -al (1).
1. vestigial traces of an earlier culture
早期文化的遗迹
2. The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.
鸡的翅膀逐渐退化, 不会在空中飞行了.
3. Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime.
在圣诞节演出的哑剧中还能看到这些戏剧残留下来的痕迹。
4. One laboratory stock of Drosophila melanogaster has very reduced or vestigial wings.
果蝇的一种实验品系,翅膀缩小,称为残翅.
5. Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant.
智齿是另一个残余物.

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