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English Dictionary: cockroach by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cockroach
n
  1. any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    Synonym(s): cockroach, roach
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zo[94]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}).
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