The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
large tropical American cockroaches
Giant cockroach
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| A male Madagascar hissing cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second largest cockroach family.
Some species
- Green banana cockroach - Panchlora nivea
- Madagascar hissing cockroach - Gromphadorhina portentosa
- Dwarf cave cockroach - Blaberus fusca
- Speckled cockroach - Nauphoeta cinerea
Genera
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Taxonomy note
Among the genera of uncertain subfamily, Eustegasta and Isoniscus have been removed from subfamily Perisphaeriinae. Cryptocercus is sometimes assigned to a separate subfamily, the Cryptocercidae.
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Mentioned in
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- Who Was Kafka? (2005 Language & Literature Film)
- Devil's Vendetta (1991 Film)
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- Jeremy Northam (Actor, Drama/Comedy)
- Season 04: The Drew Carey Show (TV Episode) (1998 Comedy TV Episode)
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- Litter bug
- Han’s Crime (Criticism) (story)
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- Joan Holub (children's author/illustrator)
