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palmetto bugs

palmetto bugs is the plural of palmetto bug.

Meaning of palmetto bug

Noun

palmetto bug (plural palmetto bugs)

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

Questions about palmetto bugs

What is palmetto bugs the plural of?
Palmetto bugs is the plural of palmetto bug.

Words near palmetto bugs in the dictionary

  1. palmette
  2. palmettes
  3. palmetto
  4. Palmetto Bay
  5. palmetto bug
  6. palmetto bugs
  7. palmetto skipper
  8. palmetto skippers
  9. Palmetto State
  10. Palmetto Stater
  11. palmettoes

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