Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of a worm; vermiform; vermicular.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Shaped like a worm; �hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
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Examples
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These brown worm-shaped organisms account for four out of every ten dollars earned by rural Tibetans and provide a bigger boost for the economy than the combined revenue from manufacturing and mining Daniel Winkler, “Yartsa Gunbu [Cordyceps sinensis] and the Fungal Commodification of the Rural Economy in Tibet AR,” Economic Botany 62, 3 [2008]: 291–305.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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These brown worm-shaped organisms account for four out of every ten dollars earned by rural Tibetans and provide a bigger boost for the economy than the combined revenue from manufacturing and mining Daniel Winkler, “Yartsa Gunbu [Cordyceps sinensis] and the Fungal Commodification of the Rural Economy in Tibet AR,” Economic Botany 62, 3 [2008]: 291–305.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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These brown worm-shaped organisms account for four out of every ten dollars earned by rural Tibetans and provide a bigger boost for the economy than the combined revenue from manufacturing and mining Daniel Winkler, “Yartsa Gunbu [Cordyceps sinensis] and the Fungal Commodification of the Rural Economy in Tibet AR,” Economic Botany 62, 3 [2008]: 291–305.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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In parts of the Romagna, passatelli the worm-shaped pasta made with bread crumbs were an Easter dish.
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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In the middle picture, the beige worm-shaped area is the Gambia- it's just the 15 km above and the 15 km below the gambian river.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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The animals are up to 4 cm long, vermiform worm-shaped, and covered by locomotory cilia.
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The animals are up to 4 cm long, vermiform worm-shaped, and covered by locomotory cilia.
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In the middle picture, the beige worm-shaped area is the Gambia- it's just the 15 km above and the 15 km below the gambian river.
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Her dorsal spine lashes; the lure at its end, a glowing worm-shaped thing, luminesces furiously.
Starfish 1999
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(Fig. 39, _K_), and when ripe exude in long, worm-shaped masses, if the receptacle is placed in water.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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