vermifugal

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adjective

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

OriginLatin vermis →
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Meanings

adjectivevermifugal (comparative more vermifugal, superlative most vermifugal)

comparative more vermifugal · superlative most vermifugal

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

Origin

  1. Latinvermis“a worm”
  2. Englishvermifugal

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

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APA

vermifugal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermifugal

MLA

“vermifugal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermifugal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermifugal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermifugal.

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