noun [pl.]
1 wild animals or birds that destroy plants or food, or attack farm animals and birds:
On farms the fox is considered vermin and treated as such.
2 insects that live on the bodies of animals and sometimes human beings:
The room was crawling with vermin.
3 (disapproving) people who are very unpleasant or dangerous to society
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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