American cockroach

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American cockroach

noun American cockroaches

Any member of the species Periplaneta americana of large cockroaches which commonly infests buildings and other man-made structures.

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noun Periplaneta americana

中文	美洲大蠊 Měizhōu dàlián, 美洲家蠊 Měizhōu jiālián
Português	barata americana
Français	blatte américaine
Deutsch	Amerikanische Großschabe

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@misc{american_cockroach_2026,
  title = {American cockroach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/american%20cockroach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}