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cockroach
[kok-rohch]
noun
any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests.
cockroach
/ ˈɒˌəʊʃ /
noun
any insect of the suborder Blattodea (or Blattaria ), such as Blatta orientalis ( oriental cockroach or black beetle ): order Dictyoptera . See also German cockroach mantis
Word History and Origins
Origin of cockroach1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cockroach1
Example Sentences
"Sleeping through the night you'd have rats and mice and cockroaches crawling over your body," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
The Madagascar hissing cockroach robot doesn't just perfectly mimic the attributes that allow cockroaches to withstand radiation and poisonous air: it is a real life animal, and it is also a mechanical creature controlled remotely.
God forbid you mistake the cockroach fork for the rat fork.
“He obsessed over silly details, like if the accent of the policeman hinted at his sect, or that we had a cockroach crawling over the picture of an army soldier,” Hajjo said.
Santa Monica’s Erewhon grocery store closed its tonic bar after finding cockroaches in the facility, the company said Thursday.
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