Ungeziefer

Etymology
From early modern German, , a variant form of. These pertain to and hence originally meant “animals unsuitable for sacrifice”, ultimately from. The word is rarely attested in medieval texts due to suppression of words reminiscent of heathen practices, but must have survived in lower registers.

Noun

 * 1)  vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also mice, etc.
 * 2)  a vermin animal; a despised creature
 * 1)  a vermin animal; a despised creature
 * 1)  a vermin animal; a despised creature