[ぜんどう, zendou] (n, vs, adj-no) vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vermiculation \Ver*mic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. vermiculatio a being
worm-eaten.]
1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm;
continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the
vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
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2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to
resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
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3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
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4. (Zool.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a
patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermiculation
n 1: the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the
alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: {peristalsis},
{vermiculation}] [ant: {anastalsis}]
2: a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
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