Cryptocercus

Translingual

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden; secret”, from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)) +‎ Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail; cercus”).

Proper noun

Cryptocercus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptocercidae – the wood roaches or brown-hooded cockroaches, the extant roaches most closely related to termites, which are now thought to be specialized roaches.

References

• Cryptocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cryptocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cryptocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cryptocercus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cryptocercus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.