Definition of vermin Vermin

/vɚˈmɪn/ - [vermin] - ver•min

We found 8 definitions of vermin from 5 different sources.

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What does vermin mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: vermins

vermin - any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"
  pest any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
vermin - an irritating or obnoxious person
  varmint
  bad person a person who does harm to others
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • vermin (Noun)
    Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • vermin (n. sing. & pl.)
    An animal, in general.
  • vermin (n. sing. & pl.)
    A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.
  • vermin (n. sing. & pl.)
    Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • vermin
    Small animals and insects that can be harmful and which are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers.\n(Source: CAMB)

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  • vermin, noun.

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