noun🔗ShareA black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea."We saw cockroaches scurrying under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "animalinsectbiologynatureorganismChat 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 disruptive students in their class to be cockroaches, a group they found hard to deal with because they multiplied quickly and spread bad behavior. "persongroupnegativeinhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Rwanda) A Tutsi."During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu extremists used the term "cockroaches" to dehumanize and incite violence against cockroaches, referring to Tutsi people. "politicsracehistoryinhumanpersongroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading