HyperDic: american_cockroach

English > 1 sense of the expression American cockroach:
NOUNanimalAmerican cockroach, Periplaneta americanalarge reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally / originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
English > American cockroach: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally / originally from southern United States but now widely distributed.
SynonymPeriplaneta americana
Member ofPeriplaneta, genus Periplanetacosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches
Broadercockroach, roachAny of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects
CatalanPeriplaneta americana

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