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"Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"nounthe remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of lifetype of:
Definition that contains rudiment
- embryo (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- craven lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
- halter either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- balancer either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- pygopus type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
- kittiwake small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
- brachypterous (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
- haltere either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- glasswort fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
- salicornia europaea fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass