vermiculation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ver=mic=u=la=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

vermiculation, n. [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)