cockroach
/ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/ noun B1- Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
- Term of abuse. · I want a divorce, you cockroach!
- A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating. · During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu genocidaires labelled Tutsis as cockroaches and called for their extermination.
Plural cockroaches
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