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CROTON BUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Croton bug mean?
• CROTON BUG (noun)
The noun CROTON BUG has 1 sense:
1. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Familiarity information: CROTON BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Blattella germanica; Croton bug; crotonbug; German cockroach; water bug
Hypernyms ("Croton bug" is a kind of...):
cockroach; roach (any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests)
Holonyms ("Croton bug" is a member of...):
Blattella; genus Blattella (small cockroaches)
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