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noun
- 1. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.: "the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly"
- 2. an annoying person or thing; a nuisance: informal "he was a real pest"
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PEST definition: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
1. : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality. specifically : plague. 2. : something resembling a pest in destructiveness. especially : a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production) 3. : one that pesters or annoys : nuisance. pesty. ˈpe-stē. adjective. Synonyms. pestilence. plague.
A pest is something or someone that bugs you. That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest — and so is an unwanted, bothersome bug.
Pest definition: an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.. See examples of PEST used in a sentence.
Pests are insects or small animals which damage crops or food supplies. ...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases. Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.
PEST meaning: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. 2. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. 3. a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence. [1545–55; < Latin pestis plague]
