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American cockroach

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. American cockroach (noun)
  2. American dog tick (noun)
  3. American hellebore (noun)
  4. American storax (noun)
  5. American trypanosomiasis (noun)
  6. North American blastomycosis (noun)
  7. South American blastomycosis (noun)

Amer·i·can cockroach

noun \ə-ˈmer-i-kən-\

Definition of AMERICAN COCKROACH

: a cockroach of the genus Periplaneta (P. americana) that is a common domestic pest infesting ships or buildings (as homes, warehouses, or bakeries) in the northern hemisphere

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