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Word entry · 6 letters

vermin

Best crossword clue

"Pest animals"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɝmɪn/Part of speech nounSorted eimnrvStarts with VEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g.

  2. cockroaches or rats

Word origin

From Middle English vermyn, vermyne, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum (“vermin”), collective noun formed from Latin vermis (“worm”). Compare vermiculate and vermivorous. See also worm.

Used in a sentence

  • The area was crawling with all sorts of vermin: fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few. Thus, we felt as if vermin were crawling over us.
  • Bring these vermin to the Palace of Justice.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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