roach vs giant cockroach

giant cockroach vs roach

roach and giant cockroach both are nouns.

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

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

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

roach: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
giant cockroach: large tropical American cockroaches

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

roach (noun)	giant cockroach (noun)
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests	large tropical American cockroaches
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)	giant cockroach (verb)
cut the mane off (a horse)
comb (hair) into a roach

Difference between roach and giant cockroach

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