Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In anatomy, relating to the vermis of the cerebellum.
- Worm-like; of: the nature of a worm; related to worms: of or pertaining to Vermes, in any sense: as, the supposed vermian ancestors of vertebrates.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or relating to worms.
Etymologies
- vermi- + -an (Wiktionary)
Examples
“In the upper part of the internal occipital crest, a small depression is sometimes distinguishable; it is termed the vermian fossa since it is occupied by part of the vermis of the cerebellum.”
“` beelike, 'simian ` apelike' and vermian ` wormlike. ”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘vermian’.
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phrontistery-v
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Logolepsy
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Of Questionable Practicality
Eg., too specific to appear in ordinary conversations.
nostrum, squamiferous, roriferous, sanguineous, mezzaluna, virago, noctuary, petrichor, zephyr, myopic, anthropophagy, psalloid and 10 more...
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Latinate Adjectives
ursine, vulpine, leonine, lupine, porcine, apian, vermian, cygnean, gallinaceous, cetacean, renal, hepatic and 14 more...
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Favourite 'V' Words
vermian, vivacious, verbatim, virulent, vociferous, vituperate, vibrissa
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