Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The generation or breeding of worms or other parasites; parasitic infestation, as by intestinal worms; helminthiasis; phthiriasis; the lousy disease
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The generation or breeding of vermin.
- noun A griping of the bowels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic The
generation orbreeding ofvermin . - noun archaic A griping of the
bowels .
Etymologies
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Latin verminatio the worms, a disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.
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