black beetle

black beetle

English

Alternative forms

• blackbeetle, black-beetle

Noun

black beetle (plural black beetles)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see black,‎ beetle.
2. The oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).
3. (New Zealand) Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug.
4. A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
   1. The African black beetle, Heteronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
   2. The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.
   3. The European species, Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).

Synonyms

• (Blatta orientalis): oriental cockroach, Oriental cockroach, oriental roach, waterbug
• (Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae): kekerengu

Derived terms

• Darwin's black beetle - Lissopterus quadrinotatus
• African black beetle

Translations

the oriental cockroach

German: Küchenschabe (de) f

Russian: чёрный тарака́н m (čórnyj tarakán)

See also

• oriental beetle, Blitopertha orientalis (syn. Anomala orientalis)