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Dictionary definition: Blattodea
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- A Dictionary of Zoology
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Copyright© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information)
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Blattodea (
cockroaches
,
roaches
; phylum
Arthropoda
, class
Insecta
)
Order of medium to large,
exopterygote
insects in which the fore wings are modified as rather strongly sclerotized
tegmina
. Wings are absent in some groups. The legs are
gressorial
, and the body is dorsoventrally compressed. Auditory organs are absent. Females have a small, concealed
ovipositor
, and eggs are laid in an
ootheca
. ...
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