Etymology

Gisborne cockroach

Today it means: A cockroach of species Drymaplaneta semivitta. Full definition →

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The story

While native to Australia, in New Zealand this insect was first discovered in the city of Gisborne.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.