Déguóxiǎolián shì chéngshì zhōng zuì chángjiàn de hàichóng zhīyī.
The German cockroach is one of the most common urban pests.
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Despite the name, the species is thought to originate in Southeast Asia; it was just first described scientifically in Europe. In Chinese pest-control literature it is contrasted with 美洲大蠊 (the larger American cockroach).
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蠊 only appears in cockroach names: 蜚蠊 (the classical term for roaches), 小蠊 (small roach), 大蠊 (large roach).
