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croton bug
(encz) | Croton bug, |
Croton bug
(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] |
Croton bug
(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.
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croton bug
(wn) | Croton bug
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}] |
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