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 Definitions of cockroach  [ˈkɒkˌroʊtʃ]  

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Definition of 'cockroach' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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

Etymology:  (1615–25; < Sp cucaracha, of uncert. orig., assimilated by folk etym. to cock1, roach2)

Definition of 'cockroach' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cockroach, roach
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests


Definition of 'cockroach' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) cockroach
a beetle-like insect
a cockroach infested kitchen


Definition of 'cockroach' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cockroach
an orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera


Translation of 'cockroach' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a beetle-like insect which is a household pest.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kakkerlak Arabic flag Arabic: صَرْصور Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: хлебарка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: barata Czech flag Czech: šváb German flag German: die Küchenschabe, die Kac
Danish flag Danish: kakerlak Greek flag Greek: κατσαρίδα Spanish flag Spanish: cucaracha
Estonian flag Estonian: tarakan Farsi flag Farsi: سوسک Finnish flag Finnish: torakka
French flag French: blatte Hebrew flag Hebrew: מָקַק Hindi flag Hindi: तिलचिट्टा
Croatian flag Croatian: žohar Hungarian flag Hungarian: svábbogár Indonesian flag Indonesian: lipas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kakkalakki Italian flag Italian: scarafaggio Japanese flag Japanese: ごきぶり
Korean flag Korean: 바퀴벌레 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tarakonas Latvian flag Latvian: tarakāns
Malay flag Malay: lipas Dutch flag Dutch: kakkerlak Norwegian flag Norwegian: kakerlakk
Polish flag Polish: karaluch Persian flag Persian: سوسک Pashto flag Pashto: ګړندى (يوډول خزنده)، د ور
Portuguese flag Portuguese: barata Romanian flag Romanian: gândac de bucătărie Russian flag Russian: таракан
Slovak flag Slovak: šváb Slovenian flag Slovenian: ščurek Serbian flag Serbian: žohar
Swedish flag Swedish: kackerlacka Thai flag Thai: แมลงสาบ Turkish flag Turkish: hamamböceği
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 蟑螂 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: тарган Urdu flag Urdu: کاک روچ ، تِل چٹا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: con gián Chinese flag Chinese: 蟑螂

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