"infestation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnfɛsˈteɪʃən/ Forms: infestations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest + -ation Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|infestation}} Middle French infestation, {{der|en|LL.|infestatio}} Late Latin infestatio, {{suffix|en|infest|ation|nocat=1}} infest + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infestation (countable and uncountable, plural infestations)
  1. The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area): infestació [feminine] (Catalan), infesto (Esperanto), Befall [masculine] (German), Infestation [feminine] (German), infestazione [feminine] (Italian), pokipokitanga (Maori), infestație [feminine] (Romanian), инфеста́ция (infestácija) [feminine] (Russian), infestación [feminine] (Spanish), angrepp [neuter] (Swedish), härjning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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