Le`pis´ma (lė`pĭz´må)
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species (Lepisma saccharina) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and starched clothes. Called also |
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| Noun | 1. |  Lepisma - type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfisharthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Lepismatidae, Lepismatidae - firebrats Lepisma saccharina, silverfish - silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing |
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