blatta germanica

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blatta germanica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.)
     An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied
     genera.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.
           Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and
           North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species
           often called black beetle, and the Croton bug
           (Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica),
           also called the German cockroach.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]