cockroach

cockroach
[ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ]
noun
  1. a beetle-like insect with long antennae and legs, feeding by scavenging. Several tropical kinds have become established worldwide as pests in homes and catering establishments
    蟑螂
  2. Suborder Blattodea, order Dictyoptera: many genera and species, including the common cockroach (Blatta orientalis) and the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana); some, especially in the genus Ectobius, are small temperate species that live outdoors
    蜚蠊亚目,脉翅目:多属,多种,包括东方蠊(拉丁名Blatta orientalis)和美洲大蠊(拉丁名Periplaneta americana);有的种类(尤指椭蠊属)生活在温带地区的野外
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (as cacaroch): from Spanish cucaracha. The spelling change was due to association with cock and roach
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