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nonpest

nonpest noun: any creature that is not a pest.

Noun

nonpest (plural nonpests)

  1. Any creature that is not a pest.
    • Species listed as possible pests or nonpests might qualify as temporary pest species during nuu khii outbreaks where these originate in forest habitats.2006, J. M. Schiller, Rice in Laos

Forms of nonpest

pluralnonpests

Origin of nonpest

From non- + pest.

Questions about nonpest

What does nonpest mean?
Nonpest means any creature that is not a pest.
What part of speech is nonpest?
Nonpest is a noun.
What is the plural of nonpest?
The plural of nonpest is nonpests.

Words near nonpest in the dictionary

  1. nonperturbed
  2. nonperturbing
  3. nonpervasive
  4. nonperverted
  5. nonpervy
  6. nonpest
  7. nonpesticidal
  8. nonpesticide
  9. nonpesticides
  10. nonpests
  11. nonpetaloid

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