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pest vs pestis bubonica

pestis bubonica vs pest

pest and pestis bubonica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pest Yes No No No
pestis bubonica Yes No No No
As nouns, pestis bubonica is a hyponym of pest; that is, pestis bubonica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pest:
  • 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
  • pestis bubonica: 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 (noun) pestis bubonica (noun)
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. 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
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 pest and pestis bubonica

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