English noun: cockroach | |||
1. | cockroach (animal) any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests | ||
Synonyms | roach | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dictyopterous insect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American cockroach, Asiatic cockroach, Australian cockroach, blackbeetle, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, Croton bug, crotonbug, German cockroach, giant cockroach, oriental cockroach, oriental roach, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, water bug | ||
Member meronym | Blattaria, Blattodea, suborder Blattaria, suborder Blattodea | ||