Defenition of the word pestis
Defenition of the word pestis
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
Hyponyms for the word pestis
bubonic plague
glandular plague
pestis bubonica
plague pneumonia
pneumonic plague
pulmonic plague
septicemic plague
Hypernyms for the word pestis
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English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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