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BLATTELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Blattella mean?
• BLATTELLA (noun)
The noun BLATTELLA has 1 sense:
1. small cockroaches
Familiarity information: BLATTELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small cockroaches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Blattella; genus Blattella
Hypernyms ("Blattella" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Blattella"):
Blattella germanica; Croton bug; crotonbug; German cockroach; water bug (small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest)
Holonyms ("Blattella" is a member of...):
Blattidae; family Blattidae (domestic cockroaches)
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