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vermiculation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to
resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
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3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
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4. (Zool.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a
patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
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