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cockroach
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cockroach has 1 sense
- cockroach(n = noun.animal) roach - any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests; Array is a kind of dictyopterous insect
is a member of blattaria, blattodea, suborder blattaria, suborder blattodea
has particulars: asiatic cockroach, blackbeetle, blatta orientalis, oriental cockroach, oriental roach, american cockroach, periplaneta americana, australian cockroach, periplaneta australasiae, blattella germanica, croton bug, crotonbug, german cockroach, water bug, giant cockroach
CIDE DICTIONARY
cockroach, n. [Sp. cucaracha.].
An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta , and allied genera. [1913 Webster]
" The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and North America are Blatta orientalis , a large species often called black beetle , and the Croton bug (Blatta Germanica , formerly Ectobia Germanica ), also called the German cockroach ."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cockroach, n. any of various flat brown insects, esp. Blatta orientalis, infesting kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
Etymology
Sp. cucaracha, assim. to COCK(1), ROACH(1)
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