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# pestis **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** pestis ## Words From This Root - pest - a destructive insect or animal, or an annoying person - pestilence - a fatal epidemic disease, especially the plague
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pest
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/pɛst/
a destructive insect or animal, or an annoying person
pestilence
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/ˈpɛstɪləns/
a fatal epidemic disease, especially the plague
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