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BLACKBEETLE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Synonyms:
Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis; oriental cockroach; oriental roach
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blackbeetle" is a kind of...):
cockroach; roach (any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests)
Holonyms ("blackbeetle" is a member of...):
Blatta; genus Blatta (type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide)