| 单词 | american cockroach |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAmerican cockroach American cockroach n. a large reddish-brown cockroach, Periplaneta americana, native to Africa and the Middle East but now a cosmopolitan pest typically found in buildings and sewers.Also called water bug. ΚΠ 1709 Monthly Misc. Jan. 10 The American Cock-roach... They are also very pernicious in Houses to the Inhabitants, eating or spoiling all their Cloath and Linnen. 1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. i. 116 The Blatta Americana or American Cockroach, which has long ago been elegantly figured by Madam Merian in her work on the insects of Surinam, is of a light chesnut-colour. 1963 Sanitarian's Jrnl. Environmental Health 25 419/1 American cockroaches prefer warm, moist areas such as heated basements and steam tunnels. 2014 N.Y. Mag. 3 Feb. 38/2 Periplaneta americana, the American cockroach, is the big oval one that squishes when you step on it. < as lemmas |
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