cucaracha
Scuttling household insect
Cucaracha is Spanish for cockroach, familiar to English speakers mainly from "La Cucaracha," a Mexican folk song.
In English contexts, the word appears in discussions of Latin American culture or as a playful or emphatic alternative to cockroach: There's a cucaracha in the kitchen!
One who eradicates vermin
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- baitLure for prey
trap · vermin · spray · infestation · swarm · colony · nest · sanitation
One still alive after
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
persistent · ancient · prehistoric · regeneration · ubiquitous · prolific · opportunistic · thriving
Sensory appendages on insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- thoraxCentral body cavity
abdomen · six-legged · chitin · mandible · larva · nymph · molting · nocturnal
exterminator
One who eradicates vermin
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
bait · trap · vermin · spray · infestation · swarm · colony · nest · sanitation · contamination
survivor
One still alive after
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
tenacious · persistent · ancient · prehistoric · regeneration · ubiquitous · prolific · opportunistic · thriving · endurance
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
thorax · abdomen · six-legged · chitin · mandible · larva · nymph · molting · nocturnal · scavenger
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- squeamishnessExcessive sensitivity to unpleasantness
- creepinessDisturbing, unsettling quality
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
aversion · repellent · squashing · scream · stomp · shoe · crunch · startle · phobia · shudder
corrido
Mexican narrative folk song
- La CucarachaMexican folk song