A cockroach or any member of the family Blattidae, characterized by flattened bodies and rapid movement.
Formed from the scientific Latin genus Blatta with the suffix -id, which in taxonomy denotes a member of a family. This follows standard scientific naming conventions developed in the 18th century.
The -id suffix in taxonomy is like saying 'a member of the family'—so a blattid is literally 'a cockroach-family member,' helping scientists quickly communicate which group an insect belongs to.
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