Related Content
- Daily Word Quiz: portent
- Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy
- Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee
- Frequently Misspelled Words
- Frequently Mispronounced Words
- Easily Confused Words
- Writing & Language
cockroach: Meaning and Definition of
cock•roach
Pronunciation: (kok'rōch"), [key]
— n.
- any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests. Also calledCf. American cockroach, German cockroach, oriental cockroach.
See also:
- cockroach (Thesaurus)
