See vermin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vermine"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mavnebeli",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "მავნებელი"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ṗaraziṭi",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "პარაზიტი"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"word": "Ungeziefer"
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שֶׁרֶץ"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "élősdi"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "féreg"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "míolra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parassita"
},
{
"alt": "がいちゅう",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "gaichū",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "害虫"
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"alt": "がいじゅう",
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"roman": "gaijū",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "害獣"
},
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haechung",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "해충"
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "штеточина"
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"code": "enm",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hašare-ye muzi",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"topics": [
"insects",
"entomology",
"biology",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "حشره موذی"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "jak-o-jânevar",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "جک و جانور"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "robactwo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vermina"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vredítelʹ",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вреди́тель"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "парази́т"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gad",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гад"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "háveď"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alimaña"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sabandija"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skadedjur"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
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},
{
"code": "wym",
"lang": "Vilamovian",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"neuter"
],
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"code": "vo",
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"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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{
"code": "vo",
"english": "animal",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
"word": "dämabanim"
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{
"code": "vo",
"english": "insect",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "pryf"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance",
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"plural"
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gad",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "гад"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gentola"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎitú",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"word": "歹徒"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verbež"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chamraď"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neřád"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"word": "kiusankappale"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"word": "nilkki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vermine"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Gesindel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Pack"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "arâzel",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "اراذل"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "szkodnik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "verme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gad",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гад"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podónok",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подо́нок"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gnída",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "гни́да"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gentuza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sabandija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "An obnoxious, or mean and offensive person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alimaña"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Vermin (disambiguation)",
"vermin"
],
"word": "vermin"
}
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