crotonbug

or Cro·ton bug

[ kroht-n-buhg ]

/ ˈkroʊt nˌbʌg /

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noun

German cockroach.

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Origin of crotonbug

1855–60, Americanism; allegedly after the Croton Reservoir in Westchester Co., N.Y.; its opening in 1842 was supposedly coincident with a rise in New York City's cockroach population; see bug¹

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How to use crotonbug in a sentence

I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
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Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
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Underneath, a miniature version of the bug-crazy man is revealed, himself thwacking away in an alternate dimension.
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Their company, Ready to Go Survival, sells prepacked survival, or “bug out,” bags and kits.
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Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
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The men stood around bug-eyed and stared incredulously—all but High-Pockets.
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Croton quadripartitum, Labill., was observed in longitude 148 degrees.
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Both were bitten by the gambling bug in Saratoga and went West, not to grow up with, but to fairly conquer the country.
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In reality it is only the female which is the lightning bug, for the male is not equipped with any lighting power.
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British Dictionary definitions for crotonbug

Croton bug

noun

US another name for the German cockroach

Word Origin for Croton bug

C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842

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