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vestigium

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ves⋅tig⋅i⋅um

  [ve-stij-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural ves⋅tig⋅i⋅a  [ve-stij-ee-uh] . Anatomy.
a vestigial structure of any kind; vestige.
Origin:
1630–40; < L vestīgium footprint, trace
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ves·tig·i·um   (vě-stĭj'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. ves·tig·i·a (-ē-ə) Biology
A vestige.

[Latin vestīgium, footprint.]
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