English → Latin
“vermin” in Latin
rapāxgrasping; greedy of plunder; rapaciousvermisa wormpediculusA little foot.; A footstalk or pedicel of fruit or leaf.mūstēlaweaselsēmenseed (of plants); semen; graftverminōsusfull of wormsvermĭcŭlōsusfull of worms
The English word vermin itself goes back to Latin vermis, through *verminum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vermin
bestiolae molestae, rapaces, etc. (general term): vermes (worms): pediculi (lice): mustelae (weasels, etc.). Vermin that injure corn, etc., *bestiolae quae fruges, semina, etc. populantur (after Col. and Verg., populatque ingentem farris acervum curculio): full of vermin, verminosus (Plin.); vermiculosus (Pall.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vermin?
- The usual Latin words for “vermin” are rapāx, vermis, pediculus; also mūstēla, sēmen, verminōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.