cockroach
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cockroach
any insect of the suborder Blattodea (or Blattaria), such as Blatta orientalis (oriental cockroach or black beetle): order Dictyoptera. They have an oval flattened body with long antennae and biting mouthparts and are common household pests
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cockroach
[′käk‚rōch] (invertebrate zoology)
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