(n) :
A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc.
(n) :
The state of being infested or consumed by worms.
(n) :
(physiology, dated) Peristalsis (“wave-like contraction of the digestive tract, resembling the movement of a worm”).
(n) :
(obsolete, rare) The process of being turned into a worm.
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(n) :
A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc.
(n) :
The state of being infested or consumed by worms.
(n) :
(physiology, dated) Peristalsis (“wave-like contraction of the digestive tract, resembling the movement of a worm”).
(n) :
(obsolete, rare) The process of being turned into a worm.