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oriental cockroach

oriental cockroach noun: a large, mostly flightless species of cockroach (Blatta orientalis), found in association with humans worldwide.

Noun

oriental cockroach (plural oriental cockroaches)

  1. A large, mostly flightless species of cockroach (Blatta orientalis), found in association with humans worldwide.

Synonyms of oriental cockroach

Forms of oriental cockroach

pluraloriental cockroaches

Origin of oriental cockroach

From the taxonomic name.

Questions about oriental cockroach

What does oriental cockroach mean?
Oriental cockroach means a large, mostly flightless species of cockroach (Blatta orientalis), found in association with humans worldwide.
What part of speech is oriental cockroach?
Oriental cockroach is a noun.
What is the plural of oriental cockroach?
The plural of oriental cockroach is oriental cockroaches.

Words near oriental cockroach in the dictionary

  1. Oriental beetle
  2. Oriental beetles
  3. oriental blue
  4. oriental carpet
  5. oriental carpets
  6. oriental cockroach
  7. oriental cockroaches
  8. oriental dance
  9. oriental dances
  10. Oriental darter
  11. Oriental darters

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