What does vermigrade mean?
Vermigrade means wriggling like a worm.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
wriggling like a worm.
My working hunch was that the very young leopard frog tadpole would make a near-perfect donor. […] While he’s little, he’ll mimp-mouth algae from the flanks of a tubifex and harm nothing but a little vermigrade pride.
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Vermigrade means wriggling like a worm.
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My working hunch was that the very young leopard frog tadpole would make a near-perfect donor. […] While he’s little, he’ll mimp-mouth algae from the flanks of a tubifex and harm nothing but a little vermigrade pride.
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