infestation
English Thesaurus
1. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | cloud, swarm, |
| definition | : | a group of many things in the air or on the ground (noun.group) |
2. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | fullness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being filled to capacity (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fascioliasis, fasciolosis, |
| definition | : | infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fasciolopsiasis, |
| definition | : | infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dracunculiasis, guinea worm, guinea worm disease, |
| definition | : | a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | enterobiasis, |
| definition | : | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, |
| definition | : | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, trichinosis, |
| definition | : | infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ascariasis, |
| definition | : | infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | coccidiosis, |
| definition | : | (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | helminthiasis, |
| definition | : | infestation of the body with parasitic worms (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | myiasis, |
| definition | : | infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | onchocerciasis, river blindness, |
| definition | : | infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | opisthorchiasis, |
| definition | : | infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | lousiness, pediculosis, |
| definition | : | infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | trombiculiasis, |
| definition | : | infestation with chiggers (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | trichuriasis, |
| definition | : | infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation (noun.state) |
3. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
| derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
| definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
| definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | blight, plague, |
| definition | : | cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather) |
4. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites (noun.state)
| derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
| definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
| definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
5. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
| derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
| definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
| definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | blight, plague, |
| definition | : | cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather) |
6. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites (noun.state)
| derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
| definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
| definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
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