Pronunciation key ( kok′rōch′) |
cock•roach
n.
[Sp. cucharacha wood louse, confused with roach].
Insect which has slender legs and long sensory feelers. It has straight wings with a flat, yellow-brown or black color body. A common household pest, especially around kitchens and warm, damp locations.
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| Taxonomic Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Animalia – Animal, animals |
| Phylum | Arthropoda – arthropods |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda – hexapods |
| Class | Insecta – insects, hexapoda |
| Subclass | Pterygota – winged insects |
| Infraclass | Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects |
| Order | Dictyoptera |
| Suborder | Blattaria – barata, Blattodea, cockroaches |
| Direct Children: | |
| Superfamily | Blaberoidea |
| Superfamily | Blattoidea |
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