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English noun: genus Periplaneta

1. genus Periplaneta (animal) cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches


SynonymsPeriplaneta


Broader (hypernym)arthropod genus


Member holonymAmerican cockroach, Australian cockroach, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae


Member meronymBlattidae, family Blattidae









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