cockroach : Idioms & Phrases
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american cockroach
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noun large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
Periplaneta americana.
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asiatic cockroach
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noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
oriental roach; Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis.
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australian cockroach
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noun widely distributed in warm countries
Periplaneta australasiae.
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german cockroach
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noun small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Croton bug; Blattella germanica; crotonbug; water bug.
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giant cockroach
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noun large tropical American cockroaches
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oriental cockroach
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noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
oriental roach; Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis.