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- noun Any creature that is not a
pest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A study published last May in Nature found that the toxins dispersed from the pollen of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn, a Novartis product, can kill nonpest insects, including the monarch butterfly — a problem with potentially enormous ecological implications.
The Kept University 2000
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A study published last May in Nature found that the toxins dispersed from the pollen of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn, a Novartis product, can kill nonpest insects, including the monarch butterfly — a problem with potentially enormous ecological implications.
The Kept University 2000
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Fortunately, however, many pesticides have unwanted side effects and may be hazardous to nonpest plants and animals, including man.
Chapter 12 1981
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