(cockroach)
71Surinam cockroach — Taxobox name = Surinam cockroach image width = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Blattodea familia = Blaberidae genus = Pycnoscelus species = P. surinamensis binomial = Pycnoscelus surinamensis binomial authority =… …
72Pennsylvania wood cockroach — Taxobox name = Pennsylvania wood cockroach regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Blattodea familia = Blattellidae genus = Parcoblatta species = P. pennsylvanica binomial = Parcoblatta pennsylvanica binomial authority =… …
73German cockroach — Croton bug Cro ton bug (b[u^]g ). [From the Croton water of New York.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small, active, winged species of cockroach ({Ectobia Germanica}), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot water… …
74German cockroach — a common yellowish brown cockroach, Blatta germanica, brought into the U.S. from Europe. Also called crotonbug. See illus. under cockroach. [1895 1900] * * * …
75American cockroach — Amer·i·can cockroach ə mer i kən n a cockroach of the genus Periplaneta (P. americana) that is a common domestic pest infesting ships or buildings (as homes, warehouses, or bakeries) in the northern hemisphere * * * Periplaneta americana, a… …
76German cockroach — Ger·man cockroach .jər mən n a small active winged cockroach of the genus Blattella (B. germanica) that is prob. of African origin and is a common household pest in the U.S. called also Croton bug * * * Blattella germanica, a small light brown… …
77oriental cockroach — ori·en·tal cockroach .ōr ē ent əl , .ȯr n a dark or blackish brown medium sized cockroach (Blatta orientalis) prob. originating in Asia but now nearly cosmopolitan in warm and temperate areas esp. about dwellings called also oriental roach * * * …
78Revolt of the Cockroach People, The — by Oscar Zeta Acosta (1973) This second volume of fact–fiction memoir continues all the high wire verve of its predecessor The autoBioGrapHy of a Brown Buffalo (1972). The Chicano–Beat antic pose again holds, “Oscar” or “Zeta” as at once first …
79Australian cockroach — noun widely distributed in warm countries • Syn: ↑Periplaneta australasiae • Hypernyms: ↑cockroach, ↑roach • Member Holonyms: ↑Periplaneta, ↑genus Periplaneta * * * …
80German cockroach — noun small light brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest • Syn: ↑Croton bug, ↑crotonbug, ↑water bug, ↑Blattella germanica • Hypernyms: ↑cockroach, ↑roach …
