vestigial


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Synonyms for vestigial

not fully developed in mature animals

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5b) without an isolated subapical tooth (di), with 5-8 teeth proximally decreasing in size, 1-2 proximal microtubercles, the distal tooth larger than others; spinneret moderately prominent and apically rounded in female, vestigial and almost absent in male (Fig.5b);seta gl 0.50-0.55 from base of movable finger.
He has published over seventy peer-reviewed articles that focus mainly on dinosaur paleobiology, reptile biology, vestigial organs, and the creation-evolution debate.
It often is difficult to make a distinction between teratomas and vestigial remnants that result from abortive attempts at twinning.
shook a limb off Generation X, the vestigial tail fallen off then
Intrusive surveillance won't prevent brothers, roommates or loners contemplating suicide and plotting murder, argues Charles Pierce for Esquire: "Abandoning the Enlightenment values that produced democracy will not plumb the depths of the vestigial authoritarian impulse that resides in us all....
Known to old-timers as whistles or buglers, and elk's canine teeth are actually vestigial tusks, or fangs, ancient elk used to establish dominance and fight off predators.
Almost vestigial little super-flat plastic grip panels are found on each side, sharply checkered to offer what little grip traction they can.
Otherwise narwhals are practically toothless, with only vestigial stubs that stop growing during development and rarely emerge into the mouth.
in the fetid twilight to some vestigial rumba or merengue
3 ( ANI ): Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that is being powered by cold streams of primordial hydrogen, vestigial matter left over from the Big Bang, fuelling a distant star-forming galaxy in the early universe.
From the helm of the "new-model legal services firm," Harris claimed that "featherbedding--the nuanced art of throwing multiple and improperly resourced bodies at clients in the interest of maximizing revenue--is alive and well." He added: "The legal industry must rid itself of its vestigial attachment to hourly billing." Harris noted that GCs can force change because they control billions of dollars for legal services.
WARWICKSHIRE face Durham at Chester-le-Street tomorrow knowing that only victory will do to preserve their vestigial chance of reaching the CB40 semi-finals.
Tooth floating is defined in the legislation as the performance of an equine dental procedure on bovine, equine, porcine or other livestock to remove dental enamel points or smooth, contour, or level incisors or dental arcades or extract deciduous or vestigial teeth without sedatives, tranquillizers or other prescription anesthetics.