n. [ Sp. cucaracha. ] (Zool.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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 ]
[あぶらむし;アブラムシ, aburamushi ; aburamushi](n) (1) (uk) aphid; plant louse; (2) (obsc) (See ゴキブリ) cockroach; (3) (obsc) (See 油蝙蝠) Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); (4) hanger-on; parasite; (5) (arch) visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look[Add to Longdo]