Wormian
English
Alternative forms
- wormian
Etymology
Worm + -ian
Adjective
Wormian (comparative more Wormian, superlative most Wormian)
- Of or pertaining to Ole Worm (Olaus Wormius, 1588–1655), Danish physician and antiquary.
Derived terms
- Wormian bone
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Wormian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)