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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 • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||||
| 45% | 8 | Flies that bite and bother livestock | ||||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • any of various large flies that annoy livestock | ||||||||
| 42% | 10 | Sometimes called gadflies | ||||||
noun • winged fly parasitic on horses • large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | ||||||||
Flies Or Gadflies Crossword Clue
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PESTS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PESTS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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