Infestation (Noun)
Meaning 1
The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The farm was plagued by a severe infestation of crop-eating rodents that devoured nearly half the harvest.
- A particularly problematic infestation of lice had broken out in the kindergarten class, requiring immediate treatment.
- Public health officials were on high alert after reports of an infestation of vector-borne disease carrying mosquitoes in the city's outskirts.
- Veterinarians were needed to treat the widespread infestation of ticks on the livestock, posing a significant risk to their health.
- An inspection of the grain silos revealed an alarming infestation of stored product pests, likely introduced through contaminated imports.
Hyponyms
- Bilharzia
- Trichiniasis
- Hydatidosis
- Acaridiasis
- Hydatid Disease
- River Blindness
- Myositis Trichinosa
- Acariosis
- Lousiness
- Bilharziasis
- Dracunculiasis
- Fasciolosis
- Guinea Worm
Related Words
Meaning 2
A swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.