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单词 cockroach
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Definition of cockroach in English:

cockroach

nounˈkɒkrəʊtʃˈkɑkˌroʊtʃ
  • A scavenging insect that resembles a beetle, having long antennae and legs and typically a broad, flattened body. Several tropical kinds have become established worldwide as household pests.

    Suborder Blattodea, order Dictyoptera: many genera and species, including the Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) and the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, if you put your hand in front of a cockroach, the insect will immediately turn and run in the opposite direction.
    • The ants and the cockroaches have also begun to return; no longer is it safe to leave the cat food out on the back step.
    • Vermin, mostly rodents and cockroaches, climbed out of the flooded gutters to seek refuge inside houses.
    • Removing the space prevents cockroaches and other pests from residing in the dark corners.
    • Houseflies, mosquitoes and cockroaches are identified as the most common domestic insect pests.

Origin

Early 17th century (as cacaroch): from Spanish cucaracha. The spelling change was due to association with cock1 and roach2.

  • The early written form of cockroach was cacaroch, from the Spanish cucaracha ‘cockroach’. People adapted the spelling to make it fit in better with the more familiar English words cock and roach (Middle English), the freshwater fish, whose origin is unknown.

Definition of cockroach in US English:

cockroach

nounˈkɑkˌroʊtʃˈkäkˌrōCH
  • A scavenging insect that resembles a beetle, having long antennae and legs and typically a broad, flattened body. Several tropical kinds have become established worldwide as household pests.

    Suborder Blattodea, order Dictyoptera: many genera and species, including the Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) and the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ants and the cockroaches have also begun to return; no longer is it safe to leave the cat food out on the back step.
    • For example, if you put your hand in front of a cockroach, the insect will immediately turn and run in the opposite direction.
    • Removing the space prevents cockroaches and other pests from residing in the dark corners.
    • Vermin, mostly rodents and cockroaches, climbed out of the flooded gutters to seek refuge inside houses.
    • Houseflies, mosquitoes and cockroaches are identified as the most common domestic insect pests.

Origin

Early 17th century (as cacaroch): from Spanish cucaracha. The spelling change was due to association with cock and roach.

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