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Noun: vermin (vermin)  vur-min
  1. Any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
    "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"
     
  2. An irritating or obnoxious person
    "The tabloid reporters were treated like vermin by the celebrities";
    - varmint [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: vermin

Type of: bad person, pest

Encyclopedia: Vermin