Word: nonvestigial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ve
sti
gi
al
Definition: Not vestigial; not fully developed in mature animals
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: vestige
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.