English Explanatory Dictionary

hissing cockroach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the tribe Gromphadorhini of large, flightless, wood-inhabiting cockroaches that can produce a hissing sound by forcing air through their abdominal spiracles.

Word forms

hissing cockroach hissing cockroaches

Derived words

Madagascar hissing cockroach
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