...The Chinese name is Hiren. The English name cockroach is an anglicized version of the Spanish word cucaracha, and a similar variant is asparagus being used as sparrow grass. In America, the German cockroach is called the Croton bug, but Croton is the name of the river that became the source of water for New York City in 1842, and the cockroaches began to increase in number around the time the river was created, hence the name. *Some of the terminology that mentions "cockroach" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…漢名は蜚蠊(ひれん)。英名コックローチcockroachはスペイン語のクカラチャcucarachaが英語化したもので,同様の変形にはアスパラガスasparagusがスパロー・グラスsparrow grassとして用いられている例などがある。アメリカではチャバネゴキブリをクロトン・バッグcroton bugというが,クロトンは1842年ニューヨーク市の水源となった川の名で,この水源ができたころからゴキブリが増えたのでこの名がある。… ※「cockroach」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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