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vermin

[vur-min] / ˈvɜr mɪn /
NOUN
noxious or annoying small animals or insects
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As human beings began to organize themselves into sedentary, agrarian societies, they formed mutualistic relationships with the wildcats that prevented vermin from decimating their grain stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can cause pneumonic and bubonic plague, has been identified from time to time in Siberia, linked to exposure to vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Loft and Pellen each said they felt the birds had to be classified as vermin due to the spread of disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Angels blamed the presence of vermin on the stadium’s open-air design and proximity to the Santa Ana River.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

During those four weeks in Carthage, McCandless worked hard, doing dirty, tedious jobs that nobody else wanted to tackle: mucking out warehouses, exterminating vermin, painting, scything weeds.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer


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