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Where does “Blattodea” come from?

Blattodea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Blatta, from Latin blatta — any insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...

Ancestry of “Blattodea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBlatta—
2Latinblattaany insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...
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