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vermiculation

Noun

ver=mic=u=la=tion

WORDNET DICTIONARY

vermiculation(n = noun.process) peristalsis - the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along;

is a kind of activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

vermiculation(n = noun.artifact) - a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings;

Derived form verb vermiculate₁

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]

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)