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in·fes·ta·tion
\ˌin(ˌ)feˈstāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin infestation-, infestatio, from infestatus (past participle of infestare to infest) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of infesting
< protecting grain against infestation >
: plague, annoyance
2. : something that infests : swarm
< infestation of grasshoppers >
3. : the state of being infested especially with metazoan parasites in or on an animal or plant body |