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ver⋅mi⋅form

  [vur-muh-fawrm]
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–adjective
resembling a worm in shape; long and slender.
Origin:
1720–30; < ML vermiformis. See vermi-, -form
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ver·mi·form   (vûr'mə-fôrm')   
adj.  Resembling or having the long, thin, cylindrical shape of a worm.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vermiform 
"worm-shaped," 1730, from Mod.L. vermiformis, from L. vermis "worm" (see worm) + forma "form" (see form).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ver·mi·form
Pronunciation: 'v&r-m&-"form
Function: adjective
: resembling a worm in shape
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vermiform ver·mi·form (vûr'mə-fôrm')
adj.
Resembling or having the long, thin, cylindrical shape of a worm.

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