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pestis
noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ESTI
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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