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. verminous adj.
[ ME f. OF vermin, -ine ult. f. L vermis worm ]
VERMIN
Meaning of VERMIN in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012