black beetle
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Noun[edit]
black beetle (plural black beetles)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.
- The oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).
- (New Zealand) Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug.
- A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
- An African black beetle, Heteronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
- An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.
- An member of the European species, Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).
Synonyms[edit]
- (Blatta orientalis): oriental cockroach, Oriental cockroach, oriental roach, waterbug
- (Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae): kekerengu
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Translations[edit]
the oriental cockroach
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