Australian wood cockroach

noun

Any member of the species Panesthia cribrata of cockroaches of Australia.

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Meanings

nounAustralian wood cockroach (plural Australian wood cockroaches)

plural Australian wood cockroaches

  1. Any member of the species Panesthia cribrata of cockroaches of Australia.
  2. Any member of the species Panesthia australis of cockroaches of Australia.

Origin

From Australian + wood + cockroach.

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APA

Australian wood cockroach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20wood%20cockroach

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“Australian wood cockroach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20wood%20cockroach. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian wood cockroach,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20wood%20cockroach.

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