VERMIN


Meaning of VERMIN in English

n. (usu. treated as pl.)

1. mammals and birds injurious to game, crops, etc., e.g. foxes, rodents, and noxious insects.

2 parasitic worms or insects.

3 vile persons.

Derivatives:

verminous adj.

Etymology: ME f. OF vermin, -ine ult. f. L vermis worm

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