# vermifugal

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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