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pest vs pneumonic plague

pneumonic plague vs pest

pest and pneumonic plague both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pest Yes No No No
pneumonic plague Yes No No No
As nouns, pneumonic plague is a hyponym of pest; that is, pneumonic plague 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
  • pneumonic plague: 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) pneumonic plague (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 pneumonic plague

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