noun🔗ShareA black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea."I saw a cockroach scurry under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "insectanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating."Some students considered the unruly group of children a cockroach in the school's reputation. "persongroupinhumansocietynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Rwanda) A Tutsi."During the Rwandan genocide, some Hutu extremists referred to their Tutsi neighbors as "cockroaches," dehumanizing them and justifying the violence. "politicsraceinhumangroupsocietynationhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
