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  1. plague, pestilence, pest, pestisnoun

    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

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  1. pestis

    Pestis is the Latin word for "plague." In terms of microbiology, "pestis" is often used in the names of bacteria strains associated with plague diseases, such as Yersinia pestis, responsible for the bubonic plague.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pestis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pestis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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