Vermifugal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel worms or vermin; anthelmintic.

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“a worm”) + fugare (“to drive away”), from fugere (“to flee”). See worm, and fugitive.

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