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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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