vermicular
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or done by worms.
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consisting of or characterized by sinuous or wavy outlines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
adjective
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resembling the form, markings, motion, or tracks of worms
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of or relating to worms or wormlike animals
Other Word Forms
- vermicularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of vermicular
1645–55; < Medieval Latin vermiculāris, equivalent to Latin vermicul ( us ) vermicule + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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His speech was bumbling, his gait "vermicular," his appearance unfetching.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a notable object in the dim little church, having a wooden canopy supported on four slim oak pillars with vermicular moulding.
From Demos by Gissing, George
This is called the peristaltic, or vermicular motion.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
That vermicular movement which we noticed in the oesophagus and in the stomach is found here also.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
Nobody went around in that day to explain the vermicular motion of the stomach or the upward action of nerve-force, or the psychopathic value of animal magnetism.
From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward
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