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退化的, 残留的
(of body parts) not as developed as it used to be in earlier relatives
- Whales have tiny vestigial hind legs buried deep in their bodies, remnants of when their ancient ancestors lived on land.
鲸鱼体内深处埋有微小的退化后腿，这是它们远古祖先生活在陆地上时的遗迹。
- The human appendix is often cited as a vestigial structure since it performs no clearly essential function for health and survival.
人类的阑尾常被引用为退化结构，因为它对健康和生存没有明显的重要功能。
- Traces of leg bones have been found in snakes, indicating these legless reptiles have vestigial hind limbs from their limbed ancestors.
在蛇类中发现了腿骨的痕迹，表明这些无腿爬行动物具有来自其有肢祖先的退化后肢。
- Flightless birds such as ostriches retain vestigial wings that are much smaller than their flying relatives.
像鸵鸟这样的不会飞的鸟类保留着比它们会飞的亲戚小得多的退化翅膀。
- He explored the ancient ruins, fascinated by the vestigial remains of the once-thriving city.
他探索了古老的废墟，对这座曾经繁荣的城市留下的遗迹感到着迷。
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