Definition of infestation Infestation

/ɪnfɛˈstejˈʃʌn/ - [infesteyshun] - in•fes•ta•tion

We found 4 definitions of infestation from 3 different sources.

What does infestation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: infestations
infestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
		fullness the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
		fascioliasis, fasciolosis infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
		fasciolopsiasis infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia
		dracunculiasis, guinea worm disease, guinea worm a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
		enterobiasis an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
		bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
		myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, trichinosis infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
		acariasis, acaridiasis, acariosis infestation with itch mites
		ascariasis infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
		coccidiosis (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
		echinococcosis, hydatid disease, hydatidosis infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
		helminthiasis infestation of the body with parasitic worms
		myiasis infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
		onchocerciasis, river blindness infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
		opisthorchiasis infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
		pediculosis, lousiness infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
		trombiculiasis infestation with chiggers
infestation - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
		plague
		swarm, cloud a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

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Wiktionary

infestation (Noun)
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.