Periplaneta

== Translingual == === Etymology === From peri- (“around”) +‎ Latin planēta (“planet”), literally “around the world”, due to this genus's near-worldwide distribution. === Proper noun === Periplaneta f A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – several cockroaches. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Polyneoptera – superorder; Blattodea – order; Blattoidea – superfamily; Blattidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Periplaneta americana – type species; Periplaneta australasia – selected other species === References === Periplaneta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Periplaneta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Periplaneta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Periplaneta at the Catalogue of Life