blackbeetle

• Substantivo que designa a barata de cor castanho-escura, originária do Oriente e atualmente disseminada por quase todo o mundo.

A noun referring to a dark brown cockroach originally from the Orient, now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.

1. Oriental cockroachB2formal

   A large, dark brown or black cockroach originally from Asia, now found worldwide, often living in damp, dark places.

   Barata-preta

   • A blackbeetle scurried across the kitchen floor when the light was turned on.
   • The basement was infested with blackbeetles due to the high humidity.
   • Blackbeetles are often found near drains and in cellars.

   Sinônimosoriental cockroach