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Cockroach
paraphyletic group of winged insects of the order Blattodea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cockroach is an insect of the suborder Blattaria of the order Blattodea. There are 4,000 species. About 30 species invade human homes. This is less than 1% of all the cockroach species. Four species are pests.
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