SILVERFISHES

SILVERFISH

silverfish

(noun) a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

silverfish, Lepisma saccharina

(noun) silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

silverfishes

plural of silverfish

Source: Wiktionary


SILVERFISH

Sil"ver*fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarpum. (b) A white variety of the goldfish. Lepisma saccharina, which may infest houses, and eats starched clothing and sized papers. See Lepisma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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