cockroach
noun
cock·roach
ˈkäk-ˌrōch 
: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea synonym Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests compare German cockroach
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The cockroaches in the cheap apartments Phyllis is forced to rent for her family dance during scene changes, but a powerful emotional realism runs through the work.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Problems at The Oaks complex were first reported last summer when residents complained to City Hall about cockroach infestations, prompting an investigation by this newspaper.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
The German cockroach lives not in the wild, but in human buildings across the globe.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Those are German, brown banded, American, Asian and smokey-brown cockroaches.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Problems at The Oaks complex were first reported last summer when residents complained to City Hall about cockroach infestations, prompting an investigation by this newspaper.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
The German cockroach lives not in the wild, but in human buildings across the globe.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
Those are German, brown banded, American, Asian and smokey-brown cockroaches.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
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cockroach
noun
cock·roach
-ˌrōch
: any of an order of quick-moving insects that have long antennae and leathery forewings, are mainly nocturnal, and include pests of human dwellings
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cockroach
noun
cock·roach
ˈkäk-ˌrōch
: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea synonym Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests see blatta, blattella, periplaneta
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