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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



... is absolutely necessary for infestation by most of the wood-boring grubs, since the eggs and young stages must occupy the outer and inner portions before they can enter the wood. Some ambrosia and timber worms will, however, attack barked logs, ...
— Seasoning of Wood • Joseph B. Wagner


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


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