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vermiculation

/ ɜːˌɪʊˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. physiol any wormlike movement, esp of the intestines; peristalsis
  2. decoration consisting of wormlike carving or marks
  3. the state of being worm-eaten
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Nearest L. r. towsendi but with finer vermiculations above, and with black bars on neck and upper back reduced to very narrow bars or vermiculations.

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We both had it — the vermiculation of our short-let accommodation had bored through the plaster and into our flesh.”

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In some of the other male specimens the green borders on the secondaries are lacking, and the exact intensity of the white vermiculation is of course variable.

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Most of the specimens are faded, discolored, and do not have distinct brown vermiculations on the thighs.

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"No, no," contended Susanna, arresting her sunshade in the midst of an intricate vermiculation.

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