cockroach
noun
cock·roach
ˈkäk-ˌrōch 
: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea synonym Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests compare German cockroach
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Health inspectors shut down the Vietnamese restaurant after finding cockroaches and rodent droppings in the facility.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Since then, humans have launched all sorts of creatures into space, including tortoises, frogs, cockroaches, honeybees, jellyfish and more.
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—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
As with the Pixar film, the bugs (and adjacent creatures) are the main characters here, from cockroaches, monarch butterflies, and praying mantises to bees, spiders, and even hermit crabs.
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If the food— ants, termites, cockroaches or whatever—are eliminated, spiders will find somewhere else to live.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Since then, humans have launched all sorts of creatures into space, including tortoises, frogs, cockroaches, honeybees, jellyfish and more.
8.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
As with the Pixar film, the bugs (and adjacent creatures) are the main characters here, from cockroaches, monarch butterflies, and praying mantises to bees, spiders, and even hermit crabs.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
If the food— ants, termites, cockroaches or whatever—are eliminated, spiders will find somewhere else to live.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Cockroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockroach. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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cockroach
noun
cock·roach
-ˌrōch
: any of an order of quick-moving insects that have long antennae and leathery forewings, are mainly nocturnal, and include pests of human dwellings
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cockroach
noun
cock·roach
ˈkäk-ˌrōch
: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea synonym Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests see blatta, blattella, periplaneta
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