Blatta — noun type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide • Syn: ↑genus Blatta • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Blattidae, ↑family Blattidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Blatta Germanica — Cockroach Cock roach, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zo[ o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus {Blatta}, and allied genera. [1913 Webster] Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blatta orientalis — Cockroach Cock roach, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zo[ o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus {Blatta}, and allied genera. [1913 Webster] Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blatta orientalis — noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑oriental cockroach, ↑oriental roach, ↑Asiatic cockroach, ↑blackbeetle • Hypernyms: ↑cockroach, ↑roach … Useful english dictionary
BLATTA — multis idem, quod tinea: Namque iungit utramque Horatius l. 2. Sat. 3. v. 119. Cui stragula vestis Blattarum ac tinearum epulae, putrebat in arca. Martialis l. 6. Epigr. 60. v. 7. Quam multi tineas pascunt, blattasque diserti. Et l. 14. Epigr. 37 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Blatta (disambiguation) — Blatta may refer to:*Blatta, genus of cockroach *Blatta or Blata in Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles … Wikipedia
Blatta — Taxobox image caption = Blatta orientalis regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Blattodea familia = Blattidae subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = B. lateralis B. orientalis Latin for cockroach . A genus of cockroach … Wikipedia
Blatta — A genus of insects (family Blattidae) that includes the abundant oriental cockroach, B. orientalis. The dried insect yields antihydropin, a diuretic principle. [L. cockroach] * * * Blat·ta blat ə n a genus (family Blattidae) of cockroaches that… … Medical dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Blattidae — noun domestic cockroaches • Syn: ↑family Blattidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Blattodea, ↑suborder Blattodea, ↑Blattaria, ↑suborder Blattaria … Useful english dictionary