black beetle

English

Alternative forms

• blackbeetle, black-beetle

Noun

black beetle (plural black beetles)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ beetle.
2. The oriental cockroach, (a large roach from the family Blattidae).
3. (New Zealand) (syn. ), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug.
4. A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
   1. The African black beetle, , a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
   2. The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, , a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.
   3. The European species, (syn. ).

Synonyms

• (Blatta orientalis): oriental cockroach, Oriental cockroach, oriental roach, waterbug
• (Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae): kekerengu

Derived terms

• Darwin's black beetle -
• African black beetle

Translations

the oriental cockroach

• German: Küchenschabe (de) f
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• Russian: чёрный тарака́н m (čórnyj tarakán)

See also

• oriental beetle, (syn. )