Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cockroach"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zo["o]l.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus {Blatta}, and allied
genera.
Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.
Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and
North America are {Blatta orientalis}, a large species
often called {black beetle}, and the Croton bug
({Ectobia Germanica}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cockroach
n : any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic
pests [syn: {roach}]
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