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Noun
/ˈkäkˌrōCH/,
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cockroaches, plural;
  1. A beetlelike insect with long antennae and legs, feeding by scavenging. Several tropical species have become established worldwide as pests in homes and food service establishments

  1. any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
  2. Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria. The name derives from the Greek and Latin names for the insect (Doric Greek: βλάττα, blátta; Ionic and Attic Greek: βλάττη, bláttē; Latin: Blatta).
  3. Cockroach is a Danger Danger album released in 2001 as a 2 CD set. One CD features singer Ted Poley and the other CD features singer Paul Laine.
  4. Cockroach is a dark comedy book by Canadian author Rawi Hage. It was released in 2008, published by W.W. Norton & Company. It is a teen/adult book for advanced literature.
  5. The Cockroach is a fictional supporting character in Dave Sim's 300-issue comic book series Cerebus the Aardvark. He first appeared in Cerebus the Aardvark #11 (August/September 1979).
  6. (Cockroaches (Necro EP)) Necro (sometimes referred to as the Necro EP or the Cockroaches EP) is the debut EP by American hip hop musician Necro, released in 1998 by Uncle Howie Records. The EP contains five studio tracks and two instrumental tracks. ...
  7. (The Cockroaches) The Cockroaches was an Australian pop rock band which achieved reasonable success in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from an obscure nom de plume favoured by The Rolling Stones during the 1960s.
  8. (The Cockroaches (novel)) The Cockroaches (Kakerlakkene, 1998) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the second in the Harry Hole series.
  9. A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea, with about 3,500 species divided into six families. Only a few of these take up residence with human beings. ...
  10. (Cockroaches) (Blattodea). The largest cockroach is the giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros). This species can attain a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in) and a weight of 36 g (1.3 oz).
  11. Euphemism for a player who frequently raises the pot in a blatant attempt to steal the antes or blinds.
  12. An apparently small problem that, when discovered, leads to uncovering many other problems.
  13. what you look like when you do a ninja roll (according to Adam)
  14. A crawling winged insect with a flat oval body. These pests are reservoirs of disease. Their feces and body parts can cause an allergic response in sensitive people.
  15. 1. noun an insect similar to a large beetle that lives in places where food is kept
  16. someone who lives in NSW, Australia
  17. Someone from New South Wales
  18. not a very nice person!
  19. a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby league identity Barry Muir (b. 1937). Consequently, in State of Origin rugby league matches between Queensland and New South Wales, the teams are informally known as the Cane Toads and the Cockroaches.