Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

VERMIN (Fr. vermine, formed as if fro...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1025 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

VERMIN (Fr. vermine, formed as if from See also:Lat. verminus, vcrmis, a See also:worm)  , the collective name applied to various classes of objectionable, harmful or destructive animals . To See also:game-keepers and those interested in the preservation of game, all animals such as the See also:pole-See also:cat, See also:weasel, stoat, See also:hawks, owls, &c., which destroy the eggs or See also:young of preserved birds, are classed as '` See also:vermin," and the same See also:term Includes rats, mice, &c . It is also the collective name given to all those disgusting and objectionable See also:insects that infest 'human beings, houses, &c., when allowed to be in a filthy and unsanitary See also:condition, such as bugs, fleas, lice, &c .

End of Article: VERMIN (Fr. vermine, formed as if from Lat. verminus, vcrmis, a worm)
[back]
VERMILION
[next]
VERMONT

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.