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COCKROACH [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of an order (Blattaria) of insects with long feelers and a flat, soft body; some species are common household pests.

CONT

An intrusion of cockroaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Insecte ovale, aplat, parfois aptère (notamment la femelle), courant dans les lieux obscurs, où il se nourrit de débris variés.

OBS

Il envahit parfois les cuisines et les boulangeries, Ordre des dictyoptères, type de la famille des blattidés. Noms usuels : cafard, cancrelat, meunier.

OBS

blatte; cafard : termes rarement utilisés au Canada où le terme «coquerelle» est préféré.

Spanish

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