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pest
Definition:
(nou) 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 (nou) any epidemic disease with a high death rate (nou) a persistently annoying person (nou) any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
Phonetic Transcription:
pest
Examples:
It is the most damaging insect pest of pecans in Texas.
This is the cost of the pest inspector.
The main measures against the pest are preventative.
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