vestigial
adjective /veˈstɪdʒiəl/
/veˈstɪdʒiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal or specialist)- that remain as the last small part of something that used to exist
残留的;残余的;退化的 - vestigial traces of an earlier culture
早期文化的遗迹 - It is often possible to see the vestigial remains of rear limbs on some snakes.
在某些蛇身上常可看到退化后肢的痕迹。
- vestigial traces of an earlier culture