vermiform

[vur-muh-fawrm]

adjective

1. resembling a worm in shape; long and slender.

vermiform

/ ˈvɜːmɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. resembling a worm

Other Word Forms

• subvermiform adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermiform¹

From the Medieval Latin word vermiformis, dating back to 1720–30. See vermi-, -form

Example Sentences

Piles of vermiform clay are heaped on the floor.

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The appendix just sits there with its little vermiform arms folded, pointing a bacteria-filled gun at you.

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The ball plopped into the vermiform channel and began to float toward a hole in the rock.

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Thus, locomotion may be effected by undulations of the whole body, as often in serpents and terrestrial vermiform animals.

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The dropsical dilatations of the antrum, the vermiform appendage, the uterus, the biliary and renal canals furnish instances of tumors resulting from the retention of secretion on a large scale.

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