crotonbug

or Cro·ton bug

[ kroht-n-buhg ]
/ ˈkroʊt nˌbʌg /

noun

Origin of crotonbug

1855–60, Americanism; allegedly after the Croton Reservoir in Westchester Co., N.Y.; its opening in 1842 was supposedly coincident with a rise in New York City's cockroach population; see bug1

British Dictionary definitions for croton bug

Croton bug

noun

US another name for the German cockroach

Word Origin for Croton bug

C19: named after the Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842