Periplaneta

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Translingual

Periplaneta americana

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek περί (perí, round about, all around) +‎ πλανήτης (planḗtēs, wanderer, vagabond).

Proper noun

Periplaneta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – several cockroaches.

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