blattoid

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
美 /ˈblæ.tɔɪd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches and termites.
    — This result, however, is much younger than some “roachoid” fossils and clearly invalidates the hypothesis suggesting that winged “blattoids” would date back to the Devonian.
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to the Blattoidea, comprised of cockroaches and termites.
    — This age is congruent with the presence of “blattoid” ootheca in the Late Carboniferous, suggesting that Dictyoptera with reduced ovipositors were already present at that time, coexisting with “roachoids” with long external ovipositors.

词形变化

blattoids plural more blattoid comparative most blattoid superlative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from translingual Blattoidea, from the type genus of Blatta, from Latin blatta (“photophobic bug”). Further etymology unclear.
词源 2
Borrowed from translingual Blattoidea, from the type genus of Blatta, from Latin blatta (“photophobic bug”). Further etymology unclear.
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