vermiculous, a.
(vəˈmɪkjʊləs)
[See prec. and -ous. Cf. F. vermiculeux.]
1. Full of worms. rare—1.
| 1690 R. Clark Vermiculars Destroyed 14 Slime and vermiculous matter. |
2. Of or pertaining to worms.
| 1813 T. Busby Lucretius I. iii. Comm. p. xxv, Otherwise, the vermiculous souls will be portions of human souls. 1819 H. Busk Banquet iii. 462 The race vermiculous. |
3. Having a wormy appearance.
| 1818 Todd, Vermiculous,..resembling grubs. 1839 New Monthly Mag. LVII. 406 The more prominent part of the [man's] nose, on whose vermiculous top, the Prussian blue mostly prevailed. |
4. Path. Of strangury: Accompanied or marked by the discharge of worms or helminths.
| 1822–7 Good Study Med. (1829) V. 469 They lay a foundation for the following varieties:..Spasmodic strangury... Scalding strangury... Vermiculous strangury. |