roach vs American cockroach

American cockroach vs roach

roach and American cockroach both are nouns.

roach is a verb but American cockroach is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roach	Yes	No	Yes	No
American cockroach	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, American cockroach is a hyponym of roach; that is, American cockroach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roach:

roach: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
American cockroach: large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed

Other hyponyms of roach include Asiatic cockroach, blackbeetle, Blatta orientalis, oriental cockroach, oriental roach, Periplaneta americana, Australian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae, Blattella germanica, Croton bug, crotonbug, German cockroach, water bug, giant cockroach.

roach (noun)	American cockroach (noun)
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests	large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
the butt of a marijuana cigarette
street names for flunitrazepam
a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

roach (verb)	American cockroach (verb)
cut the mane off (a horse)
comb (hair) into a roach

Difference between roach and American cockroach

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