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vermiculation

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Noun
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ver=mic=u=la=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

vermiculationn. [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.].
  •  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]
  •  The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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)

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