Meaning | Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests. |
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Synonym | roach |
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Member of | Blattodea, suborder Blattodea, Blattaria, suborder Blattaria | cockroaches |
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Narrower | American cockroach, Periplaneta americana | large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally / originally from southern United States but now widely distributed |
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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 |
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Spanish | barata, blattodea, corredera, cucaracha, curiana |
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Catalan | cuca panera, escarabat de cuina, escarabat, panerola |
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