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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest;
[syn: German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, water bug, Blattella germanica]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Croton bug \Cro"ton bug`\ (b[u^]g`). [From the Croton water of New York.] (Zool.) A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; -- called also the German cockroach. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Croton bug n 1: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, water bug, Blattella germanica]