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vermicular
(encz) | vermicular, adj: |
Vermicular
(gcide) | Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,
dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See
Vermicelli.]
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or
track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion
of the intestines. See Peristaltic. "A twisted form
vermicular." --Cowper.
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Vermicular work. See under Vermiculated.
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vermicular
(wn) | vermicular
adj 1: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular
(or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: vermicular,
vermiculate, vermiculated] |
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Oxyurus vermicularis
(gcide) | Pinworm \Pin"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
A small nematoid worm (Oxyurus vermicularis), which is
parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in
children and aged persons.
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Vermicular
(gcide) | Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,
dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See
Vermicelli.]
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or
track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion
of the intestines. See Peristaltic. "A twisted form
vermicular." --Cowper.
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Vermicular work. See under Vermiculated.
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Vermicular work
(gcide) | Vermiculated \Ver*mic"u*la`ted\, a.
Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions;
vermiculate.
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Vermiculated work, or Vermicular work (Arch.), rustic
work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted
worms, or of having been eaten into by, or covered with
tracks of, worms. --Gwilt.
[1913 Webster]Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,
dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See
Vermicelli.]
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or
track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion
of the intestines. See Peristaltic. "A twisted form
vermicular." --Cowper.
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Vermicular work. See under Vermiculated.
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enterobius vermicularis
(wn) | Enterobius vermicularis
n 1: small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum
especially in children [syn: pinworm, threadworm,
Enterobius vermicularis] |
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