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noun
Certain insects
A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Certain insects
Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:
Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
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noun
Certain insects
Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:
Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
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noun
Certain fish
Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).
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noun
Certain fish
Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
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noun
Certain fish
Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
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noun
Certain fish
A white variety of the goldfish.
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noun
Certain fish
Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)
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noun
Certain fish
Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)
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noun
Certain fish
Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)
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noun
Certain fish
Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)
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noun
Certain fish
Enteromius mattozi (papermouth)
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noun
Certain fish
Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)
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noun
Certain fish
Elops saurus (ladyfish)
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noun
Certain fish
Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)
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noun
Certain fish
Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)
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noun
Certain fish
Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)
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noun
Certain fish
Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)
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noun
Certain fish
Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)
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noun
Certain fish
Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)
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noun
a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: goldfish, Carassius auratus
noun
silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Lepisma saccharina
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Broader terms: thysanuran insect, thysanuron
History
From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.
Across languages
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
