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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Sacramento County inspectors recently closed a local Mexican restaurant for cockroaches for the second time in three weeks.
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The report also noted that a dead cockroach was found.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Tobacco hornworm moth larvae and cockroaches tend to their wounds when hurt.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Today, with nary a silverfish, cockroach, or other uninvited creature in sight, my wife and I revere spiders as our saviors.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The report also noted that a dead cockroach was found.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Tobacco hornworm moth larvae and cockroaches tend to their wounds when hurt.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Today, with nary a silverfish, cockroach, or other uninvited creature in sight, my wife and I revere spiders as our saviors.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Cockroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockroach. Accessed 29 Apr. 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
Medical Definition
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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