\Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,
dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See
{Vermicelli}.]
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or
track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion
of the intestines. See {Peristaltic}. ``A twisted form
vermicular.'' --Cowper.