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pest
noun
(pest)
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
Synonyms:
pestilence
,
plague
,
pest
noun
(pest)
a persistently annoying person
Synonyms:
blighter
,
cuss
,
gadfly
,
pesterer
,
pest
noun
(pest)
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Synonyms:
pestilence
,
pestis
,
plague
,
pest
noun
(pest)
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
Examples:
He sprayed the garden to get rid of pests.
Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides.
Words Related to
pest
!
blighter
,
gadfly
,
cuss
,
pesterer
,
insect
,
weevil
,
infestation
,
beetle
,
mosquito
,
mite
,
pesticide
,
rodent
,
leafhopper
,
bug
,
vermin
,
parasite
,
pesticides
,
blight
,
larvae
,
cockroach
,
larva
,
nuisance
,
parasites
,
larval
,
scourge
,
plague
,
organism
,
parasitic
,
parasitism
,
gnat
,
enemy
,
poison
,
noxious
,
plant
,
monster
,
annoyance
,
enemies
,
harmful
,
clutter
,
bother
,
nudnik
,
stray
,
plum
,
devil
,
control
,
detrimental
,
devastating
,
harm
,
injurious
,
damaging
,
department
,
deadbeat
,
static
,
fight
,
hurtful
,
fist
,
fever
,
buda
,
deleterious
,
struggle
,
ipm
,
negative
,
adverse
,
annoyer
,
emn
,
lutte
,
phytosanitary
,
gypsy moth
,
aphid
,
spider mite
,
chinch bug
,
codling moth
,
termite
,
whitefly
,
stink bug
,
corn earworm
,
powdery mildew
,
carpenter ant
,
corn borer
,
bedbug
,
pesthole
,
leaf roller
,
infestations
,
mealybug
,
apple maggot
,
nematode
,
flea beetle
,
disinfest
,
mealy bug
,
leaf beetle
,
psyllid
,
hogweed
,
bollworm
,
moth
,
plant louse
,
borers
,
mites
,
medfly
,
locust
,
web spinner
,
pest
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