Definition of infest

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Infest (v. t.) To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates..

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Strongyloid :: Strongyloid (a.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious..
Distoma :: Distoma (n.) A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2..
Infester :: Infester (n.) One who, or that which, infests..
Blight :: Blight (n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects..
Serpentry :: Serpentry (n.) A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
Haematozoon :: Haematozoon (n.) The trematode, Bilharzia haematobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death..
Wolf :: Wolf (a.) A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries..
Pad :: Pad (n.) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
Pester :: Pester (v. t.) To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.
Mousy :: Mousy (a.) Infested with mice; smelling of mice.
Dermatophyte :: Dermatophyte (n.) A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin..
Bedbug :: Bedbug (n.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix..
Wormil :: Wormil (n.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble..
Plague :: Plague (v. t.) To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind..
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..
Rat :: Rat (n.) One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World..
Infestive :: Infestive (a.) Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.
Infested :: Infested (imp. & p. p.) of Infes.
Lousy :: Lousy (a.) Infested with lice.
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