giant burrowing cockroach
Refers specifically to Macropanesthia rhinoceros, a large Australian cockroach species. Scientific/zoological term.
The giant burrowing cockroach is a large cockroach species that lives in Australia.
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 鎧 (yoroi, 'armor'), 土竜 (mogura, 'mole'), and 蜚蠊 (gokiburi, 'cockroach'), describing its armored, burrowing nature. The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji are likely ateji.