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Noun: cockroach  'kók`rowch
  1. Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    - roach

Derived forms: cockroaches

Type of: dictyopterous insect

Part of: Blattaria, Blattodea, suborder Blattaria, suborder Blattodea

Encyclopedia: Cockroach