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PERIPLANETA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches
Synonyms:
genus Periplaneta; Periplaneta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Periplaneta" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Periplaneta"):
American cockroach; Periplaneta americana (large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed)
Australian cockroach; Periplaneta australasiae (widely distributed in warm countries)
Holonyms ("Periplaneta" is a member of...):
Blattidae; family Blattidae (domestic cockroaches)
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