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family Mutillidae
family Mutillidae
noun
(
family Mutillidae, Mutillidae )a family of wasps
pest
pest
noun
(
pest )any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides
many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides
(
blighter, pest, pesterer, cuss, gadfly )a persistently annoying person
(
pest, pestilence, plague )any epidemic disease with a high death rate
(
pest, pestilence, pestis, plague )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
ambo
ambo
noun
(
ambo, podium, soapbox, stump, dais, rostrum, pulpit )a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
She stood on the podium, proudly holding her silver medal
She stood on the podium, proudly holding her silver medal
sudatory
sudatory
noun
(
sudatorium, sudatory )a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths
(
sudatory, sudorific )a medicine that causes or increases sweating