Meaning & use
vermin
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Wild animals, especially small mammals or insects, that are considered harmful, destructive, or a nuisance to crops, animals, or humans.
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The old barn was infested with vermin, including rats and mice.
Farmers set traps to keep vermin away from their grain stores.
A note on using this word
Vermin is typically treated as a plural noun with no distinct singular form in everyday use, and it can also be used figuratively for despicable people.
Words with a similar meaning
pests
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