Pest

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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any unwanted and destructive insect or animal that attacks food or crops or livestock

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a persistently annoying person

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any epidemic disease with a high death rate

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
blightercussgadflypestererpestilencepestisplague
plural
Pests
possessive
Pest's
pluralpossessive
Pests'