PESTIS

Meaning of PESTIS in English

ˈpestə̇s noun

( -es )

Etymology: Latin

: plague

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PLAGUE — I. noun see: plaint Date: 14th century 1. a disastrous evil or affliction ; calamity , a destructively numerous influx …
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PESTILENT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, pestilens ~ial, from pestis Date: 14th century destructive of life ; deadly , …
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PESTIFEROUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous Date: 15th century dangerous to society …
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BUBONIC PLAGUE — noun Date: 1885 plague caused by a bacterium ( Yersinia pestis ) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes
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PLAGUE — Infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , carried by the rat flea. It usually spreads to humans only …
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PLAGUE — I. ˈplāg chiefly dial ˈpleg noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English plage, from Middle French, from …
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YERSINIA — yərˈsinēə, yer- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, after A.E.J. Yersin died 1943 French bacteriologist 1. capitalized …
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RINDERPEST — ˈrində(r)ˌpest noun Etymology: German, from rinder (plural of rind head of cattle, from Old High German hrind, rind ) + …
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PESTILENT — -lənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestilent-, pestilens, from pestis plague 1. : destructive of life : fatal , …
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PESTIFEROUS — (ˈ)pe|stif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestifer, pestiferus pestilential, noxious, from pestis plague + -fer, -ferus (from ferre to …
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PEST — ˈpest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French peste, from Latin pestis 1. : an epidemic disease …
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PLAGUE — — plaguer , n. /playg/ , n. , v. , plagued, plaguing . n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes …
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PESTILENT — — pestilently , adv. /pes"tl euhnt/ , adj. 1. producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; …
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PESTIFEROUS — — pestiferously , adv. — pestiferousness , n. /pe stif"euhr euhs/ , adj. 1. bringing or bearing disease. 2. pestilential. …
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PEST — /pest/ , n. 1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. 2. an insect or other small animal …
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BUBONIC PLAGUE — Pathol. a serious, sometimes fatal, infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized …
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PLAGUE — I. ˈplāg noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike …
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PESTILENT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestilent-, pestilens pestilential, from pestis Date: 14th century 1. : destructive of life : …
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PESTIFEROUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous Date: 15th century 1. : dangerous …
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PEST — noun Etymology: Middle French peste, from Latin pestis Date: 1513 1. : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality ; …
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BUBONIC PLAGUE — Date: 1885 : plague caused by a bacterium ( Yersinia pestis ) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes
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PESTILENT — ■ adjective 1》 deadly. 2》 informal, dated annoying. 3》 archaic harmful to morals or public order. Derivatives ~ly adverb Origin …
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PESTILENCE — ■ noun archaic a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague. Origin ME: from OFr., from L. pestilentia , based on …
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PLAGUE — [plague] n [ME plage, fr. MF, fr. LL plaga, fr. L, blow; akin to L plangere to strike--more at plaint] …
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PESTILENT — [pes.ti.lent] adj [ME, fr. L pestilent-, pestilens pestilential, fr. pestis] (14c) 1: destructive of life: deadly 2: injuring or endangering …
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PESTIFEROUS — [pes.tif.er.ous] adj [ME, fr. L pestifer pestilential, noxious, fr. pestis + -fer -ferous] (15c) 1: dangerous to society: pernicious 2. …
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PEST — [pest] n [MF peste, fr. L pestis] (1553) 1: an epidemic disease associated with high mortality; specif: plague 2: something …
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BUBONIC PLAGUE — [bubonic plague] n (1885): plague caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and characterized esp. by the formation of buboes
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YERSIN, ALEXANDRE — born Sept. 23, 1863, Lavaux, near Aubonne, Switz. died March 1, 1943, Nha Trang, Annam, Indochina [now in Vietnam] in …
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PASTEURELLA — genus of rod-shaped bacteria that causes several serious diseases in domestic animals and milder infections in humans. The genus was …
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KITASATO SHIBASABURO — born Jan. 29, 1853, Kitanosato, Higo province [now Kumamoto prefecture], Japan died June 13, 1931, Tokyo also spelled Kitazato Shibasaburo …
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