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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Infested :: Infested (imp. & p. p.) of Infes.
Dermatophyte :: Dermatophyte (n.) A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin..
Infestive :: Infestive (a.) Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.
Haematozoon :: Haematozoon (n.) The trematode, Bilharzia haematobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death..
Bedbug :: Bedbug (n.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix..
Weeviled :: Weeviled (a.) Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain..
Cowboy :: Cowboy (n.) One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans..
Rebeldom :: Rebeldom (n.) A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct or quality characteristic of rebels..
Infesting :: Infesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infes.
Wolf :: Wolf (a.) A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries..
Filibuster :: Filibuster (n.) A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855..
Maggoty :: Maggoty (a.) Infested with maggots.
Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..
Pad :: Pad (n.) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
Bugginess :: Bugginess (a.) The state of being infested with bugs.
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..
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..
Mothy :: Mothy (a.) Infested with moths; moth-eaten.
Verminous :: Verminous (a.) Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.
Lungworm :: Lungworm (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known..
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