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CRYPTOCERCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptocercus mean?
• CRYPTOCERCUS (noun)
The noun CRYPTOCERCUS has 1 sense:
1. cockroaches
Familiarity information: CRYPTOCERCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cockroaches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cryptocercus; genus Cryptocercus
Hypernyms ("Cryptocercus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("Cryptocercus" is a member of...):
Cryptocercidae; family Cryptocercidae (a family of Blattodea)
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