Vermiculation VERMICULA'TION, n. 1. The act or operation of moving
in the form of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another,
as in the peristaltic motion of the intestines. 2. The act of forming
so as to resemble the motion of a worm.
vermiculation
n 1: the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the
alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: peristalsis,
vermiculation] [ant: anastalsis]
2: a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
vermiculation n. 1 the state or process of being eaten or infested by or converted into worms. 2 a vermicular marking. 3 a wormeaten state. Etymology: L vermiculatio (as
VERMICULATE)
vermiculation
n. 1 the state or process of being eaten or infested by or converted into
worms. 2 a vermicular marking. 3 a wormeaten state. [L vermiculatio (as
VERMICULATE)]
Vermiculation \Ver*mic`u*la"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.
2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to
resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a
patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
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