Blattella germanica
- noun
- /blæˈtɛlə ˌɡɜːrˈmænɪkə/
- Specialized
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Blattella germanica
- The Blattella germanica is notorious for infesting kitchens and quickly multiplying in homes.
Examples
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The Blattella germanica is a common pest in many homes.
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Researchers study Blattella germanica to understand resistance to insecticides.
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Pest control professionals often identify Blattella germanica as the most common cockroach in apartment buildings.
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Have you ever seen a Blattella germanica in your kitchen?
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Pest control professionals often identify Blattella germanica as the most common cockroach in apartment buildings.
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The Blattella germanica is notorious for infesting kitchens and quickly multiplying in homes.
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Have you ever seen a Blattella germanica in your kitchen?
Synonyms
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A flat brown or black insect that comes out at night and lives in kitchens and houses
A small light brown cockroach that often lives in kitchens and bathrooms in houses
A small light brown cockroach that often lives in kitchens and houses
A small light brown cockroach that lives in houses
Surface Forms
Morphology
Blattella + germanica
This is a Latin binomial combining the genus name 'Blattella' (a type of cockroach) with the specific epithet 'germanica' (cognate with 'German'), so the meaning — a species of cockroach associated with Germany, i.e. the German cockroach — is directly derivable from its parts. The compositional pattern (genus + species adjective) is a regular naming convention and the adjective is cross-linguistically recognizable, making the term transparent for a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Blattella germanica comes from old Latin words: Blattella is a small form of 'blatta', a Latin word for a cockroach, and germanica means 'from Germany'. So the name really says 'little German cockroach', which fits this small, light-brown house pest.