Cryptocercus

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Cryptocercus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptocercidae – the wood roaches or brown-hooded cockroaches, the extant roaches most closely related to termites, which are now thought to be specialized roaches.

References

• Cryptocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cryptocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cryptocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cryptocercus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cryptocercus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.