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单词 vermiculated
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Definition of vermiculated in English:

vermiculated

adjectivevəˈmɪkjʊleɪtɪdvərˈmikyəˌlādəd
  • 1(especially of the plumage of a bird) marked with sinuous or wavy lines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Schools of large mouth mackerel, many vermiculated angelfish, a few dogtooth tuna, and even a small whale shark made this diving very special.
    • As a female of this duck never shows any vermiculated feathers this remark seems to indicate that Buller was not familiar with the distinctive plumage of the sexes.
  • 2archaic Worm-eaten.

 
 

Definition of vermiculated in US English:

vermiculated

adjectivevərˈmikyəˌlādəd
  • 1(especially of the plumage of a bird) marked with sinuous or wavy lines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a female of this duck never shows any vermiculated feathers this remark seems to indicate that Buller was not familiar with the distinctive plumage of the sexes.
    • Schools of large mouth mackerel, many vermiculated angelfish, a few dogtooth tuna, and even a small whale shark made this diving very special.
  • 2archaic Worm-eaten.

  • 3Architecture
    Carved or molded with shallow wavy grooves resembling the tracks of worms.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With its rich vermiculated gilding and deep blue ground colour it embodies the sumptuous schemes of this factory at the height of its success.
 
 
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