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GENUS BLATTA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
Synonyms:
Blatta; genus Blatta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Blatta" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Blatta"):
Asiatic cockroach; blackbeetle; Blatta orientalis; oriental cockroach; oriental roach (dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
Holonyms ("genus Blatta" is a member of...):
Blattidae; family Blattidae (domestic cockroaches)
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