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COCKROACH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
Synonyms:
cockroach; roach
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cockroach" is a kind of...):
dictyopterous insect (cockroaches and mantids)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cockroach"):
Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis; oriental cockroach; oriental roach (dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
American cockroach; Periplaneta americana (large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed)
Australian cockroach; Periplaneta australasiae (widely distributed in warm countries)
Blattella germanica; Croton bug; crotonbug; German cockroach; water bug (small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest)
giant cockroach (large tropical American cockroaches)
Holonyms ("cockroach" is a member of...):
Blattaria; Blattodea; suborder Blattaria; suborder Blattodea (cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order)
