GERMAN COCKROACH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does German cockroach mean? 

• GERMAN COCKROACH (noun)
  The noun GERMAN COCKROACH has 1 sense:

1. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest

  Familiarity information: GERMAN COCKROACH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERMAN COCKROACH (noun)

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 ("German cockroach" is a kind of...):

cockroach; roach (any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests)

Holonyms ("German cockroach" is a member of...):

Blattella; genus Blattella (small cockroaches)