vermicular
[ver-mik-yuh-ler]
adjective
of, relating to, or done by worms.
consisting of or characterized by sinuous or wavy outlines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
Origin of vermicular
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Related Words for vermicular
reptilian, horizontal, prostrate, trailing, clinging, recumbent, serpentine, procumbent, reptant, stoloniferousExamples from the Web for vermicular
Historical Examples of vermicular
Vermicular: worm-like, tortuous: resembling the tracks of a worm.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
There is no telling how vermicular are the wrigglings of mean souls.
Ivory Apes and PeacocksJames Huneker
It is this vermicular insignificance of the gossip that makes his detection so difficult, and gives him his security.
Vanishing Roads and Other EssaysRichard Le Gallienne
Gale describes a torc found near Old Verulam in 1748, as "a wreathed or vermicular ornament, being a solid chain of gold."
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandDaniel Wilson
No animal of the vermicular or serpentine kind is crested but the most formidable of all.
The Works of William CowperWilliam Cowper
vermicular
adjective
Word Origin for vermicular
C17: from Medieval Latin vermiculāris, from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis worm
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vermicular
[vər-mĭk′yə-lər]
adj.
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