Pest (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides".
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.