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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cock·roach n.  Zool. An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.
 Note: ☞ The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species often called black beetle, and the Croton bug (Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica), also called the German cockroach.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cro·ton bug  Zool. A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; -- called also the German cockroach.
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