Associations to the word «Silverfish»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SILVERFISH, noun. Silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing.
SILVERFISH, noun. A silvery variety of Carassius auratus.

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