silverfish

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Meaning

1. noun Certain insects A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail. Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including: Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish). Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
2. noun A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
3. noun Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including: Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish). Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
4. noun Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
5. noun Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
6. noun Certain fish Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum). Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish). Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum. A white variety of the goldfish. Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish) Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt) Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream) Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb) Enteromius mattozi (papermouth) Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark) Elops saurus (ladyfish) Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish) Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally) Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin) Trachinotus ovatus (pompano) Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail) Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)
7. noun Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).
8. noun Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).

Similar words

lepisma saccharina silver moth bristletail flystrike harvest fly flybane scorpion spider netspinning caddisfly shadfly snow flea

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