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Lepisma

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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 shiner, silverfish, silver witch, silver moth, and furniture bug.
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Noun1.LepismaLepisma - type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
genus Lepisma
arthropod 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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