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vermiculation


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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 




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