oriental cockroach
oriental cockroach · oriental cockroaches
A large, mostly flightless species of cockroach, found in association with humans…A large, mostly flightless species of cockroach (Blatta orientalis), found in association with humans worldwide.
Meaning
1 sensesA large, mostly flightless species of cockroach (Blatta orientalis), found in association with humans worldwide.
More definitions
- dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Origin
From the taxonomic name.From the taxonomic name.
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Forms
plural: oriental cockroaches| Singular | oriental cockroach |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution:oriental roachAsiatic cockroachblackbeetleBlatta orientalis