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English *noun*: infestation
1.	infestation (state) the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
		Broader (hypernym)	fullness
		Narrower (hyponym)	acariasis, acaridiasis, acariosis, ascariasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis, coccidiosis, dracunculiasis, echinococcosis, enterobiasis, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, fasciolosis, Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease, helminthiasis, hydatid disease, hydatidosis, lousiness, myiasis, myositis trichinosa, onchocerciasis, opisthorchiasis, pediculosis, river blindness, schistosomiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, trichuriasis, trombiculiasis

2.	infestation (group) a swarm of insects that attack plants
		Samples	A plague of grasshoppers.
		Synonyms	plague
		Broader (hypernym)	cloud, swarm

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