vestigium

ves·tig·i·um

[ve-stij-ee-uhm]
noun, plural ves·tig·i·a [ve-stij-ee-uh] . Anatomy.
a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.

Origin:
1630–40; < Latin vestīgium footprint, trace

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