Australian cockroach

noun

Australian cockroach

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").

Any of species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).

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