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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.

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  1. a. 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.
  2. adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
  3. 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.
  4. Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm; shapedlike a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a worm;as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion of the intestines. SeePeristaltic. "A twisted form vermicular." Cowper.
  5. s. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings