cockroach (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cockroach*:
NOUN	animal	cockroach, roach	any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects

cockroach > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'krow.ch
Rhymes	approach ... stagecoach: 11 rhymes with owch...

English > *cockroach*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests.
Synonym	roach
Member of	Blattodea, suborder Blattodea, Blattaria, suborder Blattaria	cockroaches
Narrower	American cockroach, Periplaneta americana	large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally / originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
	Australian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae	widely distributed in warm countries
	German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, water bug, Blattella germanica	small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe
	giant cockroach	large tropical American cockroaches
	oriental cockroach, oriental roach, Asiatic cockroach, blackbeetle, Blatta orientalis	dark brown cockroach originally / originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Broader	dictyopterous insect	cockroaches and mantids
Spanish	barata, blattodea, corredera, cucaracha, curiana
Catalan	cuca panera, escarabat de cuina, escarabat, panerola

HyperDic: cockroach