Meanings
nounAustralian cockroach (plural Australian cockroaches)
plural Australian cockroaches
- Any member of the species Periplaneta australasiae of cockroaches, visually similar and closely related to American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana).
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, Australian + cockroach. Compare Periplaneta australasiae ("periplaneta of Australasia") and Blatta australasiae ("cockroach of Australasia").
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صُرْصُور أُسْتُرَالِيّ
- صُرْصُور أُسْتُرَالِيّ (ṣurṣūr ʔusturāliyy)Periplaneta australasiae
Dutch Australische kakkerlak
- Australische kakkerlakPeriplaneta australasiae
French blatte australienne
- blatte australiennePeriplaneta australasiae
German Australische Schabe, Südliche Großschabe
- Australische SchabePeriplaneta australasiae
- Südliche GroßschabePeriplaneta australasiae
Japanese コワモンゴキブリ
- コワモンゴキブリ (kowamon gokiburi)Periplaneta australasiae
Cite this entry
APA
Australian cockroach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20cockroach
MLA
“Australian cockroach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20cockroach. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian cockroach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20cockroach.
Source: Australian cockroach on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.