Bible Dictionaries
Vermin

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n. sing. & pl.) An animal, in general.

(2):

(n. sing. & pl.) A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.

(3):

(n. sing. & pl.) Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vermin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vermin.html. 1828.