Pest
nounid
105294·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- blightercussgadflypestererpestilencepestisplague
- plural
- Pests
- possessive
- Pest's
- pluralpossessive
- Pests'
Framework definitions
- §1
- any unwanted and destructive insect or animal that attacks food or crops or livestock
- §2
- a persistently annoying person
- §3
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- §4
- 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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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 animalDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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