HyperDic: crotonbug

English > 1 sense of the word crotonbug:
NOUNanimalcrotonbug, German cockroach, Croton bug, water bug, Blattella germanicasmall light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe
English > crotonbug: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest.
SynonymsGerman cockroach, Croton bug, water bug, Blattella germanica
Member ofBlattella, genus Blattellasmall cockroaches
Broadercockroach, roachAny of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects
Spanishcrotonbug, cucaracha alemana
Catalancrotonbug

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