"infestant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infestants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} infestant (plural infestants)
  1. That which infests something Derived forms: reinfestant
    Sense id: en-infestant-en-noun-bRRVmnDN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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