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cockroach

[kok-rohch] / ˈkɒkˌroʊtʃ /


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Will it come to be known as the Cockroach Crash!?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Cockroach mothers not only incubate their babies until they are the equivalent size of a 2-year-old human toddler, but they also feed them a milk-like nutrient they produce through secretory glands.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

The public on Thursday also voted for Hancock to take on the first eating challenge of the series on Friday, where he will be eating at the show's "Cockroach cafe".

From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2022

As the sun and tide rose, we shifted to a purple Cockroach fly — a standby for tarponistas.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

“How about these?” said Ron, shoving a jar of Cockroach Clusters under Hermione’s nose.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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