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cockroach definition

cock·roach (käk′rōc̸h′)

noun

any of an order (Blattaria) of insects with long antennae and a flat, soft body: some species are common household pests

Etymology: Sp cucaracha, wood louse, cockroach, altered by assoc. with cock + roach

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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