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Meaning of 'vermin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vermin [ n. sing. & pl.]
- An animal, in general.
- A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.
- Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.

Meaning of 'vermin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vermin [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
Example in sentence:
  • boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin;
  • cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin;
  • he examined the child's head for vermin

Nearby Words:

veracious veraciously veracity veranda veratralbine veratrate veratria veratric veratrina veratrine

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