verminous

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It is said he also prepared a catalogue of birds and plants, although the island's verminous blue foxes would sometimes carry off his papers or knock over his inkstand.

From Nature • Nov. 7, 2017

Firstly, I dislike hazelnuts, considering them to be the verminous titbits of squirrels.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2014

In the lyrics of “Herod,” a woman appears to be protecting her children from the outside world, which is full of forces that seem treacherous, skeletal, verminous.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2014

Similarly we have controlled verminous creatures and predators for the sake of human disease control and food since before records began.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2012

One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka