infestation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest + -ation
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
infestation (countable and uncountable, plural infestations)
- The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
Translations[edit]
presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
infestation f (plural infestations)
Further reading[edit]
- “infestation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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