Vermiculation /(?)/

Ver·mic·u·la·tion

Vermiculation

n.
  1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
  2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
  3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
  4. A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds. (Zool.)