What does vermifugus mean in Latin?

vermifugus, a adjective, means “worm-expelling, anthelmintic, destructive to parasitic intestinal worms”.

How do you pronounce vermifugus?

In classical Latin, [wɛrˈmɪ.fʊ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [verˈmiː.fu.ɡus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vermifugus (feminine vermifuga, neuter vermifugum)

Classical[wɛrˈmɪ.fʊ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[verˈmiː.fu.ɡus]

New Latinadjectiveworm-expelling, anthelmintic, destructive to parasitic intestinal worms

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vermifugus	vermifuga	vermifugum
genitive	vermifugī	vermifugae	vermifugī
dative	vermifugō	vermifugae	vermifugō
accusative	vermifugum	vermifugam	vermifugum
ablative	vermifugō	vermifugā	vermifugō
vocative	vermifuge	vermifuga	vermifugum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vermifugī	vermifugae	vermifuga
genitive	vermifugōrum	vermifugārum	vermifugōrum
dative	vermifugīs	vermifugīs	vermifugīs
accusative	vermifugōs	vermifugās	vermifuga
ablative	vermifugīs	vermifugīs	vermifugīs
vocative	vermifugī	vermifugae	vermifuga

From vermis (“worm”) + fugō (“to expel, put to flight, chase”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

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