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cockroach, roach
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
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mantid, mantis
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
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Asiatic cockroach, Blatta orientalis, blackbeetle, oriental cockroach, oriental roach
dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
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American cockroach, Periplaneta americana
large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
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Australian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae
widely distributed in warm countries
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Blattella germanica, Croton bug, German cockroach, crotonbug, water bug
small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
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giant cockroach
large tropical American cockroaches
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Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis
the common mantis
