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Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm.

e (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.

ap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak. Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore.

al digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. -- Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.

To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud Shak.

mooth, equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha.

on in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.

nensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]

Ugly; loathsome. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] This laidly and loathsome worm. W. Howitt.

A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms.

Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species.

An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.

of land snail of the genus Truncatella; -- so called because it creeps like the measuring worms.

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven. Lucid, like a glowworm. Sir I. Newton. A court compact of lucid marbles. Tennyson.

The lugworm. Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

An earthworm, or a worm resembling an earthworm.

Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands of the hands and feet. -- n.

Resembling an earthworm; vermiform.

Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidæ.

A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochæta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm.