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vermicide collapse: an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

disinfectant collapse: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

swan collapse: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult; sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"

commensal collapse: either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent; living in a state of commensalism

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

owl collapse: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

antibiotic collapse: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"; of or relating to antibiotic drugs

skunk collapse: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

larva collapse: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

dove collapse: any of numerous small pigeons; an emblem of peace; someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

antiseptic collapse: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues; (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"; clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"; made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"; freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"

squab collapse: an unfledged pigeon; a soft padded sofa; flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled; short and fat

bird collapse: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings; the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food; watch and study birds in their natural habitat

maggot collapse: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

gluttonous collapse: given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"

serpent collapse: an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake; a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited

warbler collapse: a small active songbird; a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

worm collapse: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae; screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack; a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"; a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

reptile collapse: any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms

vegetarian collapse: eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products

stormy petrel collapse: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

migrant collapse: traveler who moves from one region or country to another; habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"

venom collapse: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

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