vermicularis

== Latin == === Etymology === From vermiculus (“little worm, grub”) +‎ -āris (adjectival suffix), the former being the diminutive of vermis (“worm”). === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ver.mi.kuˈlaː.ris] === Adjective === vermiculāris (neuter vermiculāre); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) a specific epithet of many taxonomic species names ==== Usage notes ==== Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.