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adjectivenot fully developed in mature animals
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adjectivebeing or involving basic facts or principles
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adjectivebeing in the earliest stages of development
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Definition that contains rudimentary
- embryo (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- 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
- brachypterous (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
- pygopus type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
- haltere either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- class psilopsida whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs
- crystallite any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
- salicornia europaea fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
- kittiwake small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe