Noun: cockroach 'kók,rowch
- Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
"The sudden light caused the cockroaches to scatter quickly";
- roach [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: cockroaches
Type of: dictyopterous insect
Part of: Blattaria, Blattodea, suborder Blattaria, suborder Blattodea
Encyclopedia: Cockroach