| NOUN | body | rudiment | the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage / stage of life |
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| Sounds | ruw'dihmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | The remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage / stage of life. | |
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| Example | "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac" | |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | rudimento | |
| Catalan | rudiment | |
| Adjectives | rudimentary | being in the earliest stages / stages of development |
| rudimentary | not fully developed in mature animals | |
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