Толковый словарь английского языка - vermin
Vermin
vermin
noun (plural ~) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~, ~e, from verm worm, from Latin vermis Date: 14th century 1. small common harmful or objectionable animals (as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control, birds and mammals that prey on game, animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) with humans or domestic animals, an offensive person
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n. (usu. treated as pl.) 1 mammals and birds injurious to game, crops, etc., e.g. foxes, rodents, and noxious insects. 2 parasitic worms or insects. 3 vile persons. Derivatives verminous adj. Etymology: ME f. OF vermin, -ine ult. f. L vermis worm ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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