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pests
noun
(pest)
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
Synonyms:
pestilence
,
plague
,
pests
noun
(pest)
a persistently annoying person
Synonyms:
blighter
,
cuss
,
gadfly
,
pesterer
,
pests
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
,
pests
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
pests
!
blighter
,
gadfly
,
cuss
,
pesterer
,
insects
,
beetles
,
bugs
,
weeds
,
parasites
,
pesticides
,
microorganisms
,
diseases
,
lice
,
nuisances
,
worms
,
nuisance
,
epidemics
,
blights
,
enemies
,
scourges
,
noxious
,
annoyances
,
hostiles
,
plagues
,
harmful
,
evils
,
ills
,
freeloaders
,
foes
,
disturbances
,
detrimental
,
punishments
,
cameroon
,
micro-organisms
,
main
,
aphids
,
whitefly
,
mites
,
nematodes
,
apple maggot
,
wasps
,
infestations
,
codling moth
,
webworms
,
weevils
,
powdery mildew
,
fungus
,
borers
,
mealybugs
,
leafhoppers
,
mosquitoes
,
stink bug
,
tobacco budworm
,
corn earworm
,
greenfly
,
wireworms
,
spider mite
,
pathogens
,
termites
,
flea beetle
,
vermin
,
bollworm
,
psyllid
,
budworm
,
insecticides
,
rodents
,
mealy bug
,
sericea lespedeza
,
thrips
,
possums
,
bagworm
,
earwigs
,
cankerworms
,
gypsy moth
,
moth
,
hogweed
,
bees
,
caterpillars
,
ladybird beetle
,
ants
,
leaf beetle
,
sawflies
,
anthracnose
,
leafminer
,
ornamentals
,
nutgrass
,
purple loosestrife
,
european corn borer
,
cutworms
,
crabgrass
,
stinkbug
,
chinch bug
,
nutsedge
,
armyworms
,
critters
,
fleas
,
ragwort
,
chiggers
,
phytophthora
,
tomato hornworm
,
pests
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