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varmint definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: vermin, varmint]
2: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote [syn: varmint, varment]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: alteration of vermin Date: circa 1539 1. an animal considered a pest; specifically one classed as vermin and unprotected by game law 2. a contemptible person ; rascal; broadly person, fellow

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. US or dial. a mischievous or discreditable person or animal, esp. a fox. Etymology: var. of varmin, VERMIN

Moby Thesaurus

amphibian, animal, aquatic, beast, biped, brute, canine, cannibal, carnivore, cosmopolite, creature, creeping thing, critter, cur, dog, dumb animal, dumb friend, feline, gnawer, herbivore, hound, hyena, insect, insectivore, invertebrate, living being, living thing, mammal, mammalian, marsupial, marsupialian, mongrel, omnivore, pig, polecat, primate, quadruped, reptile, rodent, ruminant, scavenger, serpent, skunk, snake, swine, ungulate, vermin, vertebrate, viper, whelp, worm