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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. | ||||||||
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noun • an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating | ||||||||
| 36% | 5 | Cousin of the gadfly petrel | ||||||
noun • An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel. | ||||||||
Gadfly Or Aphid Crossword Clue
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PEST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PEST
Updated: October 10, 2023
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