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fauna vs pest

pest vs fauna

fauna and pest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fauna Yes No No No
pest Yes No No No
As nouns, pest is a hyponym of fauna; that is, pest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fauna:
  • fauna: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • pest: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
fauna (noun) pest (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
all the animal life in a particular region or period a persistently annoying person
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Difference between fauna and pest

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