Croton bug
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Cro·ton bug
(krōt′n)n.
See German cockroach.
[After the Croton River of southeast New York.]
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Croton bug
orcrotonbug
n
(Animals) US another name for the German cockroach
[C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Blattella, genus Blattella - small cockroaches |
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