InfestationWordNet Explorer
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a swarm of insects that attack plants
a group of many things in the air or on the ground
the condition of being filled to capacity
infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia
a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected