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Webster 1913 Edition


Silverfish

Sil′ver-fishˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
The tarpum.
(b)
A white variety of the goldfish.

Definition 2024


silverfish

silverfish

English

Lepisma saccharina (Silverfish)

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Noun

silverfish (plural silverfish or silverfishes)

  1. Lepisma saccharina, a small wingless insect with silvery scales, a type of bristletail.
  2. Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including:
    1. Ctenolepisma lineata, also called four-lined silverfish.
    2. Ctenolepisma longicaudata, or the grey silverfish.
  3. Megalops atlanticus, the Atlantic tarpon, the tarpum.
  4. The silver fish, Raiamas senegalensis.
  5. The Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
  6. A white variety of the goldfish.

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