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Infestation   /ɪnfˈɛstˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Infestation

noun
1.
The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites.
2.
A swarm of insects that attack plants.  Synonym: plague.





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"Infestation" Quotes from Famous Books



... also arise from acute or chronic inflammation of the liver, such as is of common occurrence when flukes are present in the liver in large numbers. Heart disease and chronic lung disease may be followed by ascites. It is sometimes, in calves, a symptom of infestation ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture
... size I should say that a single mouse would constitute infestation within the meaning of the Act, so soon as it forces an ingress. It will then be your bounden duty to demolish it. How about purchasing ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 11, 1920 • Various


Words linked to "Infestation" :   bilharzia, trichinosis, cloud, swarm, coccidiosis, Guinea worm disease, myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, hydatid disease, myiasis, ascariasis, opisthorchiasis, dracunculiasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, fasciolopsiasis, pediculosis, acariasis, infest, hydatidosis, fasciolosis, acaridiasis, trombiculiasis, fascioliasis, trichuriasis, enterobiasis, river blindness, helminthiasis, lousiness, Guinea worm, bilharziasis, echinococcosis, acariosis, fullness


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