What does pest mean?

Definition

An animal that damages crops or other cultivated plants.

Example sentences

• Which pest has been chewing holes in the cabbage leaves?🔊

  Which pest has been chewing holes in the cabbage leaves?

• Birds have kept the pests under control this season.🔊

  Birds have kept the pests under control this season.

Related words

pest in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese