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pest Definition


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pest
noun
    1. A living organism, such as an insect, fungus or weed, that has a damaging effect on animal livestock, crop plants or stored produce.
    2. colloq
      A person or thing that is a constant nuisance.
      Thesaurus: nuisance, annoyance, irritation, vexation, bother, pain in the neck (slang), bane, scourge, worry.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin pestis plague.



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