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vermin

[ vur-min ]

noun

plural vermin.
  1. noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
  2. an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively.
  3. animals that prey upon game, as coyotes or weasels.


vermin

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noun

  1. functioning as plural small animals collectively, esp insects and rodents, that are troublesome to man, domestic animals, etc
  2. -min an unpleasant, obnoxious, or dangerous person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vermin1

1300–50; Middle English vermyne < Anglo-French, Middle French vermin, vermine < Vulgar Latin *verminum, *vermina, based on Latin vermin-; verminate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vermin1

C13: from Old French vermine, from Latin vermis a worm
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The chain, which has nearly 2,000 restaurants, said most of its sites would be shut between 31 March and 4 April "to prevent external intrusion and internal infestation of pests and vermin".

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Rats and other vermin are taking over the streets, and fly-tippers are exploiting the strike by dumping rubbish in open spaces.

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All-out strikes by refuse workers since last week have seen bin bags pile up on streets across the city and reports of an increase in rats and other vermin.

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They also advised that all food waste shout be put into a food waste caddy and recyclable materials should be rinsed to help stop them being attacked by birds, animals or other vermin.

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On Tuesday an indefinite all-out strike gets under way, prompting fears over the scale of the vermin plaguing some areas.

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