vermiculation

Definitions

1. 1.The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
2. 2.Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
3. 3.(Zoöl.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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