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pestis

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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

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Synonyms:
plague pestilence pest

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "pestis":
pectic pastis pectus pestis
Words contain "pestis":
pestis pestis ambulans pestis bubonica yersinia pestis
Words contain "pestis" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
pestis pestilence pest plague

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