Defn: A burrow made by a worm.
WORMIAN
Wor"mi*an, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist. Wormian bones, small irregular plates of bone often interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.
WORMIL
Wor"mil, n. Etym: [Cf. 1st Warble.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble. [Written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.]
2. (Far.)
Defn: See 1st Warble, 1 (b).
WORMLING
Worm"ling, n.
Defn: A little worm. O dusty wormling! dost thou strive and stand With heaven's high monarch Sylvester.