pest
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/pΙst/
English
Definitions
noun
- A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
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Synonyms
buggadflyblightercusspestererinfestationplaguefeverpoisonblightparasiticparasitismorganismphytosanitarypesticidelarvavermin