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vermiform
adjective
biology specializeduk /ˈvɜː.mɪ.fɔːm/ us /ˈvɝː.mə.fɔːrm/
(especially of an animal) having the shape of a worm(= a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones):
These are two groups of tiny, simple, vermiform parasites.
The life cycle of cyst nematodes begins when the vermiform juvenile hatches.
The material was sufficiently soft to be cut by sediment-ingesting vermiform animals.
The vermiform fossils are 5–10 mm long.
The species name is based on the vermiform shape of the parasite.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Substances & structures in the body
abductor
accessorius
ACL
actin
adductor
fundus
funiculus
fusiform
glomerular
glomerulus
myosin
navicular
neuroendocrine
neurohormonal
neurohormone
tendinis
tendinous
tendinum
tendo
tensor
See also
vermiform process vermiform appendix
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