λοιμός — meaning in English
loimos
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English meaning
- pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
Senses
λοιμός is used for these senses in English:
- pest (now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- plague (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
pest — full definition
- noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- noun An annoying person, especially one who keeps bothering others.