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Definition of Blattella germanica

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blattella Germanica

Literary usage of Blattella germanica

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

1. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) Caudell. Size medium or large, rarely much less than one inch in length, usually more; pronotal disk not marked as above; ..."

2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1904)
"These two species may prove to be the same. Blattella germanica Linnaeus. Blatta germanica Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. xii, ii, 688, 1766. ..."

3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"Blattella germanica Linn. Found in dwelling-houses, meat shops, hotels, water-pipes, and similar situations. In a large tenement block in Wichita this ..."

4. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1905)
"... and the development of a similar, though smaller, element in all of the spermatocytes. Blattella germanica. Unlike the spermatogonia of ..."

5. Bryn Mawr College Monographs by Bryn Mawr College (1906)
"... and the development of a similar, though smaller, element in all of the spermatocytes. Blattella germanica. Unlike the spermatogonia of ..."

6. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The German roach (Blattella germanica): a, first stage; 6, second stage; c, third stage; d, fourth stage; e, adult; f, adult female with egg case; g, ..."

7. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) Caudell. Size medium or large, rarely much less than one inch in length, usually more; pronotal disk not marked as above; ..."

8. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1904)
"These two species may prove to be the same. Blattella germanica Linnaeus. Blatta germanica Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. xii, ii, 688, 1766. ..."

9. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"Blattella germanica Linn. Found in dwelling-houses, meat shops, hotels, water-pipes, and similar situations. In a large tenement block in Wichita this ..."

10. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1905)
"... and the development of a similar, though smaller, element in all of the spermatocytes. Blattella germanica. Unlike the spermatogonia of ..."

11. Bryn Mawr College Monographs by Bryn Mawr College (1906)
"... and the development of a similar, though smaller, element in all of the spermatocytes. Blattella germanica. Unlike the spermatogonia of ..."

12. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The German roach (Blattella germanica): a, first stage; 6, second stage; c, third stage; d, fourth stage; e, adult; f, adult female with egg case; g, ..."

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