Roach

Roach may refer to:

Animals

• Cockroach
• Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
  • Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
    • Common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
  • California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus

Places

• Roach, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Roach, Nevada, a railroad siding
• Roach, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Roach River (Maine)
• Roach River (Virginia)
• River Roach, Essex, England
• Roach, former name of the Rural Municipality of Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan, Canada

Arts and entertainment

• Roach (band), a UK post-grunge band
• Roach, a character in Apocalypse Now
• Gary Sanderson, a playable character in Modern Warfare 2, nicknamed "Roach"
• The name of Geralt of Rivia's horse in the video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Roach, a variant of the game pool (cue sports)
• Roach, a Zerg unit introduced in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

People

• Roach (surname), a list of people who bear the last name Roach

Other

• Roach (cannabis culture), the butt of a marijuana cigarette
• Roach (headdress), traditional Native American headdress usually of porcupine hair
• a part of a sail
• To clip, shave, or hog the mane of a horse
• a type of conformation of the back of a horse

See also

• Roach stone, a type of Portland Stone with lots of shell fragments within the stone
• Roaches (disambiguation)
• Roache, the surname of several actors