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Silverfish

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Certain insects; A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
  2. 2
    a silvery variety of Carassius auratus wordnet
  3. 3
    Certain insects; Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:; Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
  4. 4
    silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing wordnet
  5. 5
    Certain insects; Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:; Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
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  1. 6
    Certain fish; Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).
  2. 7
    Certain fish; Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
  3. 8
    Certain fish; Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
  4. 9
    Certain fish; A white variety of the goldfish.
  5. 10
    Certain fish; Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)
  6. 11
    Certain fish; Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)
  7. 12
    Certain fish; Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)
  8. 13
    Certain fish; Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)
  9. 14
    Certain fish; Enteromius mattozi (papermouth)
  10. 15
    Certain fish; Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)
  11. 16
    Certain fish; Elops saurus (ladyfish)
  12. 17
    Certain fish; Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)
  13. 18
    Certain fish; Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)
  14. 19
    Certain fish; Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)
  15. 20
    Certain fish; Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)
  16. 21
    Certain fish; Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)
  17. 22
    Certain fish; Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)

Etymology

From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.

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