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noun
Any of species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
widely distributed in warm countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Periplaneta australasiae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cockroach, roach
History
By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").
Across languages
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