Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

australian cockroach

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: aus-tralian -cock-roach
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).

Etymology

By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").

Inflected Forms

Australian cockroaches (plural)

Synonyms

periplaneta australasiae

Questions

What does australian cockroach mean?: Any member of the species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).
Where does australian cockroach come from?: By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").

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