Cryptocercus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From crypto- (“hidden; secret”, from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)) +‎ Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail; cercus”). === Proper noun === Cryptocercus m A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptocercidae – the wood roaches or brown-hooded cockroaches, the extant roaches most closely related to termites, which are now thought to be specialized roaches. === References === Cryptocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cryptocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cryptocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cryptocercus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Cryptocercus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.