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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Cro·ton bug /ˈkrotṇ-/

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 Cro·ton bug /ˈkrotṇ-/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cock·roach n.  Zool. An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.
 Note: ☞ The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and North America are Blatta orientalis, a large species often called black beetle, and the Croton bug (Blatta Germanica, formerly Ectobia Germanica), also called the German cockroach.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cro·ton bug  Zool. A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; -- called also the German cockroach.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Croton bug
      n : small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from
          Europe; a common household pest [syn: German cockroach,
           crotonbug, water bug, Blattella germanica]