Both Uses of
vestige
in
Ender's Game
- ...most bugger soldiers are females, but with atrophied or vestigial sexual organs.
Chpt 13 *vestigial = an unused trace indicative of something once usededitor's notes: In this context, atrophied means "shrunken and deteriorated".
- However, their antennae seemed almost vestigial.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(vestige) a remaining trace (little bit of something) that was previously abundanteditor's notes: In biology, vestige (especially in the form vestigial) references a part of the body that is underdeveloped and no longer used, but which formally was an important body part. As in: Darwin believed vestigial organs are evidence of evolution.