Definitions for cockroaches
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1. cockroachesnoun

   Plural form of cockroach.

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1. cockroaches

   Cockroaches (or roaches) are a paraphyletic group of insects belonging to Blattodea, containing all members of the group except termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known as pests. The cockroaches are an ancient group, with their ancestors, known as "roachoids", originating during the Carboniferous period, some 320 million years ago. Those early ancestors, however, lacked the internal ovipositors of modern roaches. Cockroaches are somewhat generalized insects lacking special adaptations (such as the sucking mouthparts of aphids and other true bugs); they have chewing mouthparts and are probably among the most primitive of living Neopteran insects. They are common and hardy insects capable of tolerating a wide range of climates, from Arctic cold to tropical heat. Tropical cockroaches are often much larger than temperate species. Modern cockroaches are not considered to be a monophyletic group, as it has been found based on genetics that termites are deeply nested within the group, with some groups of cockroaches more closely related to termites than they are to other cockroaches. Some species, such as the gregarious German cockroach, have an elaborate social structure involving common shelter, social dependence, information transfer and kin recognition. Cockroaches have appeared in human culture since classical antiquity. They are popularly depicted as dirty pests, although the majority of species are inoffensive and live in a wide range of habitats around the world.

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1. Cockroaches

   Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cockroaches in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cockroaches in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cockroaches in a Sentence

1. Brad Smith:

   Spilled food crumbs in your kitchen contain a veritable feast for insects such as cockroaches and ants.

2. Amine Kessaci:

   Young drug traffickers aren't criminals, they're victims. Victims of the system that has left them forgotten and jobless in these neighborhoods. Victims of poverty, victims of the cockroaches, dirt and rats in the neighborhood. Victims from homes where there is no internet, no heating and no elevator even on level 21.

3. Olivia Meza:

   Im used to the air, somehow, were like cockroaches -- Its hard to kill us.

4. Brad Smith:

   You might want to think twice about waiting until the morning to do the dishes, insect pests such as flies, ants, and cockroaches are highly attracted to leftover food on dishes.

5. Germaine Clarno:

   The workers try to brush the cockroaches off the counters, but the bugs get in the food.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cockroaches
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroaches