(cockroach)

  • 81German cockroach — noun Date: 1896 a small active winged cockroach (Blattella germanica) probably of African origin that is a common household pest in the U.S. called also Croton bug …

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  • 82American cockroach — a large, reddish brown cockroach, Periplaneta americana, found originally in the southern U.S. but now widely distributed. * * * …

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  • 83oriental cockroach — a dark brown cockroach, Blatta orientalis, thought to have originated in the Orient but now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. Also called oriental roach, blackbeetle. * * * …

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  • 84German cockroach — noun Blattella germanica; Croton bug. See cockroach …

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  • 85American cockroach — noun The palmetto bug, Periplaneta americana See cockroach …

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  • 86Asian cockroach — A′sian cock′roach n. ent a pale brown cockroach, Blatella asahinai, native to Asia, that flies and is attracted to light …

    From formal English to slang

  • 87German cockroach — Ger′man cock′roach n. ent a brown cockroach, Blatta germanica, orig. of Europe: a widespread household pest • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 88American cockroach — /əˌmɛrɪkən ˈkɒkroʊtʃ/ (say uh.merikuhn kokrohch) noun a large cockroach, Periplaneta americana, reddish brown with a yellowish margin …

  • 89German cockroach — /dʒɜmən ˈkɒkroʊtʃ/ (say jermuhn kokrohch) noun a small brown cockroach, Blattella germanica, with two distinct parallel bands running the length of its pronotum; found throughout the world in association with humans …

  • 90smoky brown cockroach — noun a cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa, about 35 mm long and having a smoky brown colour, inhabiting the Sydney region. Also, smoky brown …