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glandular plague vs pest

pest vs glandular plague

glandular plague and pest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glandular plague Yes No No No
pest Yes No No No
As nouns, pest is a hypernym of glandular plague; that is, pest is a word with a broader meaning than glandular plague:
  • glandular plague: the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
  • pest: 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
Other hypernyms of glandular plague include pestilence, pestis, plague.
glandular plague (noun) pest (noun)
the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
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 glandular plague and pest

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