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cockroach

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cockroach (noun)
  2. Asiatic cockroach (noun)
  3. Australian cockroach (noun)
  4. brown-banded cockroach (noun)
  5. German cockroach (noun)
  6. giant cockroach (noun)
  7. Surinam cockroach (noun)
  8. Madeira roach (noun)

cock·roach

noun \ˈkäk-ˌrōch\

Definition of COCKROACH

: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests — compare German cockroach
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Origin of COCKROACH

by folk etymology from Spanish cucaracha cockroach
First Known Use: 1623

Rhymes with COCKROACH

abroach, approach, caroche, encroach, reproach, stagecoach

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