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- Dictionarypest/pɛst/
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.
A pest is an insect or small animal which damages crops or food supplies. There are very few insect pests or diseases in this country. American English : pest / ˈpɛst /
PEST meaning: 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.
Pest definition: an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.. See examples of PEST used in a sentence.
Definition of pest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pest definition: . See examples of PEST used in a sentence.
PEST definition: 1. an animal that causes damage to plants, food, etc: 2. an annoying person. Learn more.
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 meaning, definition, what is pest: a small animal or insect that destroys c...: Learn more.
