Found 2 hits - Term: vermiculation, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vermiculation \vermic`ula"tion\, n. l. vermiculatio a being
worm-eaten.
1. the act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm;
continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the
vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
1913 webster
2. the act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to
resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
1913 webster
3. penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
1913 webster
4. zool. a very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a
patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vermiculation
n 1: the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the
alimentary tract that moves food along syn: peristalsis
ant: anastalsis
2: a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
see also:
peristalsis anastalsis
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