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Noun: Periplaneta americana
  1. Large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
    - American cockroach

Type of: cockroach, roach

Part of: genus Periplaneta, Periplaneta

Encyclopedia: Periplaneta americana

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Periplaneta
Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta australasiae
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Periploca
Periploca graeca
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