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pest vs septicemic plague

septicemic plague vs pest

pest and septicemic plague both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pest Yes No No No
septicemic plague Yes No No No
As nouns, septicemic plague is a hyponym of pest; that is, septicemic 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
  • septicemic plague: an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
pest (noun) septicemic plague (noun)
any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; 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 septicemic plague

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