destructive pest
1Pest — Pest, n. [L. pestis: cf. F. peste.] 1. A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague. [1913 Webster] England s sufferings by that scourge, the pest. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which resembles a pest; one who, or that which,… …
2pest — [pest] n. [Fr peste < L pestis, plague] 1. a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc. 2. Now Rare a fatal epidemic disease; esp.,… …
3pest — ► NOUN 1) a destructive animal that attacks crops, food, or livestock. 2) informal an annoying person or thing. ORIGIN French peste or Latin pestis plague …
4Destructive flour beetle — Dark flour beetle Tribolium destructor Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
5destructive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
6pest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ major, serious ▪ destructive ▪ agricultural, crop, garden, plant …
7pest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plague, pestilence, epidemic; parasite, infestation; nuisance, trouble; bane, scourge, curse. See badness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything destructive] Syn. virus, germ, insect pest, bug,… …
8pest — noun a) A plague, pestilence, epidemic Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone! b) An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature …
9pest — noun 1》 a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, or livestock. 2》 informal an annoying person or thing. 3》 (the pest) archaic bubonic plague. Origin C15: from Fr. peste or L. pestis plague …
10pest — n. 1 a troublesome or annoying person or thing; a nuisance. 2 a destructive animal, esp. an insect which attacks crops, livestock, etc. 3 archaic a pestilence; a plague. Phrases and idioms: pest house hist. a hospital for sufferers from the… …
