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vermiform

[ vur-muh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. resembling a worm in shape; long and slender.


vermiform

/ ˈɜːɪˌɔː /

adjective

  1. resembling a worm
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·m·ڴǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vermiform1

From the Medieval Latin word vermiformis, dating back to 1720–30. See vermi-, -form
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Dining rooms are the vermiform appendix of American architecture.

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Piles of vermiform clay are heaped on the floor.

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The appendix just sits there with its little vermiform arms folded, pointing a bacteria-filled gun at you.

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The ball plopped into the vermiform channel and began to float toward a hole in the rock.

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Thus, locomotion may be effected by undulations of the whole body, as often in serpents and terrestrial vermiform animals.

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