varmints
Troublesome wild animals
Varmints is the plural of varmint, a dialectal pronunciation of vermin that has become a word in its own right.
Varmints are troublesome animals—typically small predators or rodents that threaten crops or livestock: The farmer set traps for varmints getting into the henhouse.
The word extends to troublesome people, especially in folksy or humorous contexts: Those little varmints got into the cookie jar again.
Gnawing mammal order
- miceSmall gnawing mammals
- ratsLong-tailed urban pests
- gophersBurrowing North American rodents
- molesBurrowing insectivore mammals
raccoons · possums · skunks · squirrels · rabbits · groundhogs · woodchucks · chipmunks
Agricultural terrain
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- barnyardFarm's animal enclosure
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
henhouse · garden · crops · livestock · chickens · shotgun · pest-control · fencing
Bold, reckless outlaw
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- rustlerOne who steals cattle
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- rascalLovable troublemaker
rapscallion · scalawag · no-good · troublemaker · bandit · gunslinger · roughneck · hooligan
rodents
Gnawing mammal order
moles · raccoons · possums · skunks · squirrels · rabbits · groundhogs · woodchucks · chipmunks · crows
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- barnyardFarm's animal enclosure
pasture · henhouse · garden · crops · livestock · chickens · shotgun · pest-control · fencing · scarecrow
desperado
Bold, reckless outlaw
rascal · rapscallion · scalawag · no-good · troublemaker · bandit · gunslinger · roughneck · hooligan · delinquent
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
varmintslivestock
Domesticated farm animals
cattle · farm animals · pets · companion animals · poultry
varmintspets
Domesticated companion animals
companions · protected species · sacred animals · game animals · purebreds
- varmint huntingPursuing small pest animals