PEST


Meaning of PEST in English

■ noun

1》 a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, or livestock.

2》 informal an annoying person or thing.

3》 ( the ~ ) archaic bubonic plague.

Origin

C15: from Fr. ~e or L. ~is 'plague'.

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