English Explanatory Dictionary

palmetto bug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Florida woods cockroach (Eurycotis floridana).
  2. Any cockroach (order Blattodea), but especially an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).

Word forms

palmetto bug palmetto bugs

Etymology

So called because they are often found on palmetto trees in the American South.

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