- trace: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
- Vestigiality describes homologous characters of organisms that have seemingly lost all or most of their original function in a species through evolution. These may take various forms such as anatomical structures, behaviors and biochemical pathways. ...
- The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor
- a trace, mark, or sign of something that once existed but has passed away or disappeared.
- remnants of a runner system visible on the surface of a molded article.
- A degenerate structure; a remnant or trace.
- (n) no longer present