oriental cockroach
noun
ori·en·tal cockroach
ˌōr-ē-ˈent-ᵊl-, ˌȯr- 
: a dark or blackish brown medium-sized cockroach (Blatta orientalis) probably originating in Asia but now nearly cosmopolitan in warm and temperate areas especially about dwellings
called also oriental roach
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“Oriental cockroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/oriental%20cockroach. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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