Invasive pests include European rabbits, which infest two-thirds of Australia, feral cats, pigs, foxes and cane toads.
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Infest
//ɪnˈfɛst//
Synonyms for "infest" (29 found)
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14 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- гъмжа verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Czech
1 entries- zamořit verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Galician
1 entries- infestar verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
German
1 entries- befallen verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Hungarian
4 entries- ellep verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
- elszaporodik verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
- eláraszt verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
- hemzseg verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Māori
2 entries- mui verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
- pokipoki verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Portuguese
1 entries- infestar verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Slovak
1 entries- zamoriť verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Yiddish
1 entries- פֿאַרשרצן verb (to inhabit a place in large numbers)
Sample sentences
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If a basement is damp, mosquitoes infest it.
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The beetles, which are known to infest all kinds of seeds and beans, spoiled most of the seeds left exposed on the forest floor.
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Insects are infesting my basement!
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