vermiformis

== English == === Noun === vermiformis (anatomy) Synonym of vermiform appendix. == Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from vermis (“worm”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛr.mɪˈfoːr.mɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ver.miˈfɔr.mis] === Adjective === vermifōrmis (neuter vermifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) vermiform ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.