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cockroach

[ kok-rohch ]

noun

  1. any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests.


cockroach

/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ìËŒ°ùəʊ³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. any insect of the suborder Blattodea (or Blattaria ), such as Blatta orientalis ( oriental cockroach or black beetle ): order Dictyoptera . See also German cockroach mantis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cockroach1

1615–25; < Spanish cucaracha, of uncertain origin, assimilated by folk etymology to cock 1, roach 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cockroach1

C17: from Spanish cucaracha, of obscure origin
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The company has now taken the more drastic measure of closure after the insect - widely reported to have been part or all of a cockroach - was found on Friday by a customer in Tokyo.

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Residents spoke about a "plague of rats and cockroaches" and in Balsall Heath, three miles south of the city centre, Matthew Howes watched foxes piling in to tear open the black plastic bags.

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A Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean by eating turtles, birds and cockroaches has been rescued and reunited with his family.

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Evangelista has found that cockroaches, of which there are some 7,000 species, only ten of which are city pests, are younger than previously believed.

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Scammers are like cockroaches: You might be able to get rid of some of them, but they’re always out there, lurking in the dark, waiting for the next opportunity.

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