sil·ver·fish (s l v r-fsh )n. pl. silverfish or sil·ver·fish·es 1. Any of various fishes having silvery scales, such as a tarpon or silverside. 2. A small silvery or gray bristletail (Lepisma saccharina) that feeds on the starchy material in bookbindings, wallpaper, clothing, and food, often causing extensive damage. |
silverfish [ˈsɪlvəˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a silver variety of the goldfish Carassius auratus
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other silvery fishes, such as the moonfish Monodactylus argenteus
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small primitive wingless insects of the genus Lepisma, esp L. saccharina, that have long antennae and tail appendages and occur in buildings, feeding on food scraps, bookbindings, etc.: order Thysanura (bristletails)
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| Noun | 1. |  silverfish - silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothingthysanuran insect, thysanuron - primitive wingless insects: bristletail genus Lepisma, Lepisma - type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish |
| 2. | silverfish - a silvery variety of Carassius auratus Carassius auratus, goldfish - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes |
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