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单词 verminous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ver•min•ous  (vûrmə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of the nature of or resembling vermin.
  2. of, pertaining to, or caused by vermin:verminous diseases.
  3. infested with vermin, esp. parasitic vermin:verminous shacks.
  • Latin verminōsus infested with maggots; see verminate, -ous
  • 1610–20
vermin•ous•ly, adv. 
vermin•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ˈverminous /ˈvɜːmɪnəs/ adj
  1. relating to, infested with, or suggestive of vermin
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ver•min /ˈvɜrmɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [plural* used with a plural verb]
  1. Zoologyharmful or objectionable animals thought of as a group, as flies, lice, cockroaches, and rats.
  2. Zoologyanimals that prey upon game.
  3. obnoxious persons thought of as a group.
ver•min•ous, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ver•min  (vûrmin),USA pronunciation n., pl. ver•min. 
  1. Zoologynoxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, esp. those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
  2. an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively.
  3. Zoologyanimals that prey upon game, as coyotes or weasels.
  • Vulgar Latin *verminum, *vermina, based on Latin vermin-; see verminate
  • Anglo-French, Middle French vermin, vermine
  • Middle English vermyne 1300–50

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