English noun: genus Periplaneta | |||
1. | genus Periplaneta (animal) cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches | ||
Synonyms | Periplaneta | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthropod genus | ||
Member holonym | American cockroach, Australian cockroach, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae | ||
Member meronym | Blattidae, family Blattidae | ||