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
Words nearby crotonbug
crotchwood,
croton,
croton bug,
croton oil,
crotonaldehyde,
crotonbug,
crotone,
crotonic acid,
crotonism,
crotoxin,
crottin