What is the meaning of pest?

noun

  • 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.
  • Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
  • A persistently annoying person.
  • Any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc..
    • usage: "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
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