Definition of Crotonbug

1. Noun. Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest.

Exact synonyms: Blattella Germanica, Croton Bug, German Cockroach, Water Bug
Generic synonyms: Cockroach, Roach
Group relationships: Blattella, Genus Blattella

Definition of Crotonbug

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crotonbug

crotchfruit
crotchfruits
crotchless
crotchling
crotchlings
croton
croton oil
croton oils
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehydes
crotonamide
crotonamides
crotonase
crotonate
crotonates
crotonbug (current term)
crotonbugs
crotonic
crotonic acid
crotonic acids
crotonine
crotonobetaine reductase
crotons
crotonyl
crotonyl-ACP reductase
crotonylation
crotonylene
crotonylenes
crotoxin
crottal

Literary usage of Crotonbug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, for the Use of by American Railway Association (1906)
".Crotonate. . . . Certified copy(ies) has (have) been sent 35. .crotonbug. . . . Certified copy only . 36. . Crotone Certified copy(ies) will be sent 37. ..."

2. Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the More Important Injurious by Ephraim Porter Felt (1900)
"68 crotonbug: a, b, c, d successive immature stages; e adult; /adult female with egg case; g egg case enlarged ; It- adult with wings spread—all natural ..."

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