单词 | croton bug |
释义 | Croton bug in British English or crotonbug (ˈkrəʊtɒnˌbʌɡ) noun US another name for the German cockroach Word origin C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842Croton bug in American English (ˈkrotən) US a small, winged cockroach (Blattella germanica); German cockroach Word origin after Croton Aqueduct (of the water-supply system of New York City): so named from becoming numerousin the city after the opening of the aqueduct |
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