Vestigial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not fully developed in mature animals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛstɪdʒəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛstɪdʒəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛstɪdʒəl/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɛstɪdʒəl/.

Examples

rudimentary wings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rudimentary

Parts of Speech

adjective

not fully developed in mature animals

“rudimentary wings”

Word Forms

rudiment

noun

the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rudimentär

bei ausgewachsenen Tieren noch nicht vollständig entwickelt

🇫🇷French

rudimentaire

pas complètement développé chez les animaux matures

🇮🇹Italian

rudimentale

non completamente sviluppato negli animali maturi

🇳🇱Dutch

rudimentair

niet volledig ontwikkeld bij volwassen dieren

🇷🇺Russian

рудиментарный

не полностью развит у взрослых животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शेष का

परिपक्व पशुओं में पूर्णतः विकसित नहीं होता

🇧🇩Bengali

তদন্ত

পরিপক্ক প্রাণীদের মধ্যে সম্পূর্ণরূপে বিকশিত হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

வேஸ்டிசியல்

முதிர்ந்த விலங்குகளில் முழுமையாக வளரவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

వెస్టిజియల్

పరిపక్వ జంతువులలో పూర్తిగా అభివృద్ధి చెందదు

🇮🇳Marathi

शोधक

प्रौढ प्राण्यांमध्ये पूर्णपणे विकसित होत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપાસ

પરિપક્વ પ્રાણીઓમાં સંપૂર્ણપણે વિકસિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೆಸ್ಟಿಜಿಯಲ್

ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെസ്റ്റിജിയൽ

പ്രായപൂർത്തിയായ മൃഗങ്ങളിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി വികസിച്ചിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਂਚ

ਪਰਿਪੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحقیقاتی

بالغ جانوروں میں مکمل طور پر تیار نہیں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残留的

成熟动物尚未完全发育

🇯🇵Japanese

痕跡的な

成熟した動物では完全に発達していない

🇰🇷Korean

흔적의

성숙한 동물에서는 완전히 발달되지 않았습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết tích

chưa phát triển đầy đủ ở động vật trưởng thành

🇹🇭Thai

ร่องรอย

ยังพัฒนาไม่เต็มที่ในสัตว์โตเต็มวัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

peninggalan

belum sepenuhnya berkembang pada hewan dewasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أثري

لم يتم تطويره بشكل كامل في الحيوانات الناضجة

🇮🇷Persian

باقی مانده

در حیوانات بالغ به طور کامل رشد نکرده است

🇹🇷Turkish

körelmiş

olgun hayvanlarda tam olarak gelişmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂרִידִי

לא מפותח לחלוטין בבעלי חיים בוגרים

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The primary meaning of 'vestigial' is 'not fully developed in mature animals'.

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Using 'vestigial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vestigial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vestigial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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