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Croton bug
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Croton bug1
C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842
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Example Sentences
It is a small black-beetle or cockroach, called by scientists "Blatta germanica" and by others the "Croton Bug."
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If you dislike to touch the cockroach so much, perhaps you will look at this picture of a croton bug.
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The Croton bug (Ectobia germanica) as a factor in bacterial dissemination.
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We call it the croton bug, but it is not a bug at all, it is a cockroach.
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