cockroach : Idioms & Phrases

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american cockroach

  • noun large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
    Periplaneta americana.
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asiatic cockroach

  • 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

  • noun widely distributed in warm countries
    Periplaneta australasiae.
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german cockroach

  • 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

  • noun large tropical American cockroaches
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oriental cockroach

  • noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
    oriental roach; Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis.
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