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VERMICULAR MOTION

\vɜːmˈɪkjʊlə mˈə͡ʊʃən], \vɜːmˈɪkjʊlə mˈə‍ʊʃən], \v_ɜː_m_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə m_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of VERMICULAR MOTION

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A peristaltic (q.v.) movement ; one continued throughout the moving body, from one part to that immediately next it ; like that of a worm [L.].

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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