The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Medieval Latin vermicularis, from Latin vermiculus "little worm," from vermis (see worm (n.)).
Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or having the form of a worm; vermiculate
WordNet
adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: vermiculate, vermiculated]
Usage examples of "vermicular".
Looked down upon, their motion seems peristaltic and vermicular, like that of three caterpillars.
In about fifteen days it thickens in the furrow down which it runs, hardening on exposure to the air, usually in the form of round or oval tears, about the size of a pigeon's egg, but sometimes in vermicular forms, white or red, according to whether the species is a white or red gum tree.