verminnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈvɜː.mɪn/us/ˈvɝː.mɪn/small animals and insects that can be harmful and are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers:
Flies, lice, and cockroaches can all be described as vermin.
offensive disapproving people who are unpleasant and harmful to society:
He thought all terrorists were vermin.
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General & informal words for animals
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- critter
- domestic animal
- invertebrate
- man-eater
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vertebrata
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Unpleasant people in general