Usually means: Large, reddish-brown, pervasive household pest.
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  1. American cockroach: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  1. American cockroach: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  A palmetto bug (Periplaneta americana)

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periplaneta americana, palmetto bug, water bug, Australian cockroach, German cockroach, May bug, black beetle, amber forest cockroach, amber wood cockroach, oriental cockroach, more...

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periplaneta americana, palmetto bug, water bug, Australian cockroach, German cockroach, May bug, black beetle, amber forest cockroach, amber wood cockroach, oriental cockroach, more...



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