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vestigial

/veˈstɪdʒiəl/adjective

उच्चारण वेस्टिजिअल

अवशेषी, अवशिष्ट (अंग)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] biology

    (of a part of the body) that remains from an earlier stage of development but no longer has any use

    अवशेषी, अवशिष्ट (अंग)

    • The appendix is a vestigial organ in humans.
  2. 2

    [usually before noun] formal

    remaining as a small part of something that once existed

    बचा-खुचा, अवशेष रूप

    • vestigial traces of the old system
◇Word family
vestige noun
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General knowledge

Common examples of vestigial organs in humans are the appendix, the wisdom teeth and the coccyx.

GK: मनुष्य में vestigial organs के आम उदाहरण appendix, wisdom teeth और coccyx हैं।