vestigial in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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vestigial [Brit vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl, vɛˈstɪdʒ(ə)l, Am vɛˈstɪdʒ(i)əl] ADJ

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coda vestigiale
vestigial tail

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Adult males possess a sacular organ on the throat, the function of which is unknown, but which is only vestigial in females.
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Like most colobi, the mantled guereza has a small thumb that is vestigial.
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The 912 mm long seeds have only a vestigial wing and are dispersed by spotted nutcrackers.
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The surgery is less commonly performed in adults in whom adenoids are considered vestigial and purposeless.
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The fifth toe on the forefeet is vestigial, consisting only of a tiny claw located on a tubercle at the side of the foot.
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However, the remains of the gene are still present in the human genome as a vestigial genetic sequence called a pseudogene.
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It may be a vestigial organ of ancient humans that has degraded to nearly nothing over the course of evolution.
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The last set of prolegs is frequently vestigial, or may be long, with glands that can be everted.
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Petals 3-4(-8), truncated-spatulate or vestigial, scarious, frequently absent in the female flowers.
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The hindwings are much smaller than the forewings, and may be vestigial or absent.
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