"anticockroach" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: anti-cockroach [alternative]
Etymology: From anti- + cockroach. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|cockroach}} anti- + cockroach Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anticockroach (not comparable)
  1. Combating or repelling cockroaches. Tags: not-comparable

Alternative forms

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