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vermin (n.)
c. 1300, "noxious animals," from Anglo-French and Old French vermin "moth, worm, mite," in plural "troublesome creatures" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *verminum "vermin," possibly including bothersome insects, collective noun formed from Latin vermis "worm" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). Extended to "low, obnoxious people" by 1560s.
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Definitions of vermin from WordNet
Dictionary entries near vermin
vermicular
vermiculation
vermiculite
vermiform
vermilion
vermin
verminous
Vermont
vermouth
vernacular
vernal