Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

vermicule

American  
[vur-mi-kyool] / ˈvɜr mɪˌkyul /

noun

Zoology.
  1. a small, wormlike structure.


Etymology

Origin of vermicule

First recorded in 1705–15, vermicule is from the Latin word vermiculus larva, maggot. See vermi-, -cule 1