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pest vs plague pneumonia

plague pneumonia vs pest

pest and plague pneumonia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pest Yes No No No
plague pneumonia Yes No No No
As nouns, plague pneumonia is a hyponym of pest; that is, plague pneumonia 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
  • plague pneumonia: a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
pest (noun) plague pneumonia (noun)
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
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 plague pneumonia

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