vermicular

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His speech was bumbling, his gait "vermicular," his appearance unfetching.

From Time Magazine Archive

That vermicular movement which we noticed in the oesophagus and in the stomach is found here also.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean

It has hence been called vermicular, or wormlike motion.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira

This is called the peristaltic, or vermicular motion.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

It facilitates the movements of the intestines upon each other during their vermicular, or worm-like action.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin