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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•min•ous (vûr′mə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of or resembling vermin.
- of, pertaining to, or caused by vermin:verminous diseases.
- infested with vermin, esp. parasitic vermin:verminous shacks.
- Latin verminōsus infested with maggots; see verminate, -ous
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈverminous /ˈvɜːmɪnəs/ adj - relating to, infested with, or suggestive of vermin
ver•min /ˈvɜrmɪn/USA pronunciation n. [plural* used with a plural verb] - Zoologyharmful or objectionable animals thought of as a group, as flies, lice, cockroaches, and rats.
- Zoologyanimals that prey upon game.
- obnoxious persons thought of as a group.
ver•min•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•min (vûr′min),USA pronunciation n., pl. ver•min. - 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.
- an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively.
- 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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