| slovo | definícia |
cockroach
(encz) | cockroach,šváb n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cockroach
(gcide) | Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied
genera.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.
Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and
North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species
often called black beetle, and the Croton bug
(Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica),
also called the German cockroach.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
cockroach
(wn) | cockroach
n 1: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are
domestic pests [syn: cockroach, roach] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
cockroach
(encz) | cockroach,šváb n: Zdeněk Brož |
cockroaches
(encz) | cockroaches,švábi n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
german cockroach
(encz) | German cockroach, |
giant cockroach
(encz) | giant cockroach, n: |
oriental cockroach
(encz) | oriental cockroach, n: |
German cockroach
(gcide) | Croton bug \Cro"ton bug`\ (b[u^]g`). [From the Croton water of
New York.] (Zool.)
A small, active, winged species of cockroach ({Ectobia
Germanica}), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in
houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; --
called also the German cockroach.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied
genera.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.
Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and
North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species
often called black beetle, and the Croton bug
(Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica),
also called the German cockroach.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
american cockroach
(wn) | American cockroach
n 1: large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from
southern United States but now widely distributed [syn:
American cockroach, Periplaneta americana] |
asiatic cockroach
(wn) | Asiatic cockroach
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: oriental cockroach,
oriental roach, Asiatic cockroach, blackbeetle,
Blatta orientalis] |
australian cockroach
(wn) | Australian cockroach
n 1: widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian
cockroach}, Periplaneta australasiae] |
cockroach
(wn) | cockroach
n 1: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are
domestic pests [syn: cockroach, roach] |
german cockroach
(wn) | German cockroach
n 1: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
Europe; a common household pest [syn: German cockroach,
Croton bug, crotonbug, water bug, {Blattella
germanica}] |
giant cockroach
(wn) | giant cockroach
n 1: large tropical American cockroaches |
oriental cockroach
(wn) | oriental cockroach
n 1: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly
cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: oriental cockroach,
oriental roach, Asiatic cockroach, blackbeetle,
Blatta orientalis] |
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