Ver"min*ous (?), a. [L. verminosus, fr. vermis a worm: cf. F. vermineux.]
1.
Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.
Some . . . verminous disposition of the body.
Harvey.
2.
Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as, verminous disease.
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