also: ちゃばねゴキブリ
noun
German cockroach
Refers specifically to the small, light-brown cockroach species Blattella germanica, a common household pest.
チャバネゴキブリは飲食店でよく見られる。
German cockroaches are often seen in restaurants.
チャバネゴキブリの駆除は難しい。
Exterminating German cockroaches is difficult.
General term for cockroach; チャバネゴキブリ specifies the German cockroach species.
Refers to the smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa), a larger, darker species common in Japan.
Compound of 茶翅 (ちゃばね, 'brown wings') and ゴキブリ (cockroach). The exact derivation of ゴキブリ is uncertain, but it is thought to be a sound-symbolic word mimicking the insect's movement or appearance.