blattoid

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Blattoidea, from the type genus of Blatta, from Latin blatta (“photophobic bug”). Further etymology unclear. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈblæ.tɔɪd/ === Noun === blattoid (plural blattoids) (entomology) Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches and termites. ==== Hypernyms ==== dictyopteran ==== Hyponyms ==== === Adjective === blattoid (comparative more blattoid, superlative most blattoid) Relating to the Blattoidea, comprised of cockroaches and termites. === See also === Blattoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Blattoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Blattoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons