The scientific name of cockroach is

Periplaneta americana

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Lacertilia

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Musca domestica

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Culicidae

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The correct option is A Periplaneta americana
The scientific name of cockroach is Periplaneta americana. Each cockroach has a pair of compound eyes, a mouth, salivary glands, antennae, brain, heart, colon, reproductive system, mid-guts, legs, oesophagus, gastric caecea, fat bodies and malpighian tubules. Cockroach eyes contain more than a thousand lenses, allowing them to see multiple things at once.

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