| NOUN | animal | water bug | a true bug |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | water bug, German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, Blattella germanica | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe |
| Meaning | A true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | giant water bug | large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts |
| water boatman, boat bug | carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs | |
| water scorpion | long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube | |
| water strider, pond-skater, water skater | long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water | |
| Broader | heteropterous insect | true bugs |
| Meaning | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, Blattella germanica | |
| Member of | Blattella, genus Blattella | small cockroaches |
| Broader | cockroach, roach | Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects |
| Spanish | crotonbug, cucaracha alemana | |
| Catalan | crotonbug | |
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