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Meanings of vestigial structures in English

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Usage of vestigial structures in English
1
These are only a few of the more conspicuous instances of vestigial structures in man.
The Story of Evolution
2
Man's body is a veritable museum of relics ( vestigial structures) inherited from pre-human ancestors.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
3
The vestigial structures must be interpreted as we interpret the buttons on the back of a man's coat.
The Story of Evolution
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To my mind the rudimentary and vestigial structures of animals are in themselves proof positive of a natural history of change.
The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope
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