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noun ADJ. common | serious | agricultural, crop, garden, plant | insect | sex (in newspapers) Police are looking for a sex pest who is frightening late-night travellers. VERB + PEST control, eradicate These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests. PEST + NOUN control, controller, management | population
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an annoying person, a nuisance:
He made a pest of himself., noun
annoyance:
Mosquitoes are a major pest.
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