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Definition of Crotonbug
1. Noun. Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest.
Generic synonyms: Cockroach, Roach
Group relationships: Blattella, Genus Blattella
Definition of Crotonbug
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crotonbug
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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