Vermin
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| + | '''Vermin''' ([[colloquialism|colloquially]] '''varmint''' or '''varmit''') are [[Pest (organism)|pests]] or [[nuisance animal]]s, that [[zoönosis|spread diseases]] or destroy [[crops]] or [[livestock]]. Use of the term implies the need for extermination programs.{{citation needed|reason=The 'need' for extermination 'programs'??|date=October 2015}} Since the term is defined in relation to human activities, which species are included vary from area to area and person to person. | ||
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| + | The term derives from the [[Latin]] ''vermis'' ([[worm]]), and was originally used for the worm-like [[larva]]e of certain [[insect]]s, many of which infest foodstuffs. The term ''varmint'' (and ''vermint'') has been found in sources from c. 1530–1540s. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Parasite]] | ||
| + | * [[Varmint hunting]] | ||
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"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose". --V for Vendetta |
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Vermin (colloquially varmint or varmit) are pests or nuisance animals, that spread diseases or destroy crops or livestock. Use of the term implies the need for extermination programs.Template:Citation needed Since the term is defined in relation to human activities, which species are included vary from area to area and person to person.
The term derives from the Latin vermis (worm), and was originally used for the worm-like larvae of certain insects, many of which infest foodstuffs. The term varmint (and vermint) has been found in sources from c. 1530–1540s.
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