American cockroach
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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To complete their life cycles, they must first sting an American cockroach, and inject the much larger insect with mind-control toxins that turn it into a defenseless zombie.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
On the other hand, an American cockroach can live 1-2 years, he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2022
Like many parasitoid species, the emerald jewel wasp is a specialist with only one option for a host—in this case, the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2021
The American cockroach can last for up to 40 days without water and a month and a half without food.
From The Verge ● Jan. 17, 2016
If she had been in their Lagos kitchen, she would have found a broom and killed it, but she left the American cockroach alone and went and stood by the living room window.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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