1(especially of the plumage of a bird) marked with sinuous or wavy lines.
(尤指鸟类羽毛)有弯曲(或波状)花纹的
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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.
〈古〉虫蛀的,虫蚀的
Definition of vermiculated in US English:
vermiculated
adjectivevərˈmikyəˌlādəd
1(especially of the plumage of a bird) marked with sinuous or wavy lines.
(尤指鸟类羽毛)有弯曲(或波状)花纹的
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.
〈古〉虫蛀的,虫蚀的
3Architecture Carved or molded with shallow wavy grooves resembling the tracks of worms.
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With its rich vermiculated gilding and deep blue ground colour it embodies the sumptuous schemes of this factory at the height of its success.