'Cockroach' definitions:
Definition of 'cockroach'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests [syn: cockroach, roach]
Definition of 'Cockroach'
From: GCIDE
- Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species often called black beetle, and the Croton bug (Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica), also called the German cockroach. [1913 Webster +PJC]