English Explanatory Dictionary

Australian cockroach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).

Word forms

Australian cockroach Australian cockroaches

Etymology

By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").

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