roach vs blackbeetle

blackbeetle vs roach

roach and blackbeetle both are nouns.

roach is a verb but blackbeetle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roach	Yes	No	Yes	No
blackbeetle	Yes	No	No	No

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

roach: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
blackbeetle: dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

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

roach (noun)	blackbeetle (noun)
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests	dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
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)	blackbeetle (verb)
cut the mane off (a horse)
comb (hair) into a roach

Difference between roach and blackbeetle

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