pestis
PlaguePlague.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon, uncountable)Plague.
More definitions
- 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
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:plaguepestilencepest
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable