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septicemic plague vs pest

pest vs septicemic plague

septicemic plague and pest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
septicemic plague Yes No No No
pest Yes No No No
As nouns, pest is a hypernym of septicemic plague; that is, pest is a word with a broader meaning than septicemic plague:
  • 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: 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 septicemic plague include pestilence, pestis, plague.
septicemic plague (noun) pest (noun)
an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; 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 septicemic plague and pest

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