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Periplaneta
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Periplaneta - cosmopolitan genus of large cockroachesgenus Periplanetaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsBlattidae, family Blattidae - domestic cockroachesAmerican cockroach, Periplaneta americana - large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributedAustralian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae - widely distributed in warm countries |
Periplaneta
Periplaneta (per'i-pla-nē'tă), A genus of large cockroaches including several cosmopolitan household pests found wherever food is available, especially in moist protected areas. Periplaneta americana (American cockroach), a very large brownish-chestnut species, 30-40 mm long, is probably native to Africa but now universally distributed; Periplaneta fuliginosa (the smoky-brown cockroach) is a common household pest in the eastern and southeastern U.S. [peri- + G. planētēs, a roamer] Periplaneta (per?i-pla-net'a) [L. periplaneta, fr peri- + Gr. planetes, wanderer] A genus of large cockroaches (order Orthoptera). See: cockroachPeriplaneta americana See: American cockroachPeriplaneta australasiae See: Australian cockroachPeriplaneta
Synonyms for Periplanetanoun cosmopolitan genus of large cockroachesSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- Blattidae
- family Blattidae
- American cockroach
- Periplaneta americana
- Australian cockroach
- Periplaneta australasiae
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