- vestigial (rudimentary) organ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- vestigial (rudimentary) organ
This term refers to an organ that has lost its original function through the course of evolution. Though they may still exist in a reduced or rudimentary form, such organs are no longer fully functional as they once were.
The human body has several vestigial organs that have lost their function through the course of evolution.
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こんせききかん痕跡器官をもつ持つto have vestigial organsはったつ発達したこんせききかん痕跡器官developed vestigial organsこんせききかん痕跡器官のれい例examples of vestigial organsにんげん人間のこんせききかん痕跡器官vestigial organs in humansこんせききかん痕跡器官のやくわり役割role of vestigial organsしんか進化てき的なこんせききかん痕跡器官evolutionary vestigial organsこんせききかん痕跡器官としんか進化vestigial organs and evolutionこんせききかん痕跡器官についてのけんきゅう研究research on vestigial organsこんせききかん痕跡器官のきのう機能function of vestigial organsこんせききかん痕跡器官のじゅうよう重要せい性importance of vestigial organs
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