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What is the noun for vermins?

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vermin
  1. (countable or uncountable) Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]
  2. (countable or uncountable) Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.
  3. (countable or uncountable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people. [from 1560s]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “All I wanted to do was to get rid of the vermin, so the Haldols wouldn't suffer so much from them.”
      “If they ever catch the vermin who perpetrated this crime, retribution will be swiftly administered.”
      “He was also worried about the health risks of rotting, derelict whare, which became breeding grounds for rats and vermin.”
vermination
  1. (archaic) The generation or breeding of vermin.
  2. (archaic) A griping of the bowels.
  3. Examples:
    1. “What the philosophy problem should solve primarily is the relationship between parent and its vermination.”
      “Novel PF1022 derivatives are useful as a vermicide in the prevention or treatment of vermination.”
verminations
  1. plural of vermination
vermins
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