Noun: American cockroach u'me-ri-kun 'kók,rowch
- Large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
- Periplaneta americana
Derived forms: American cockroaches
Type of: cockroach, roach [N. Amer, informal]
Part of: genus Periplaneta, Periplaneta
Encyclopedia: American cockroach