silverfish

IPA: sˈɪɫvɝfɪʃ

Certain insects
A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including:
Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
Certain fish
Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum.
Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
A white variety of the goldfish.
Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)
Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)
Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)
Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)
Enteromius mattozi (papermouth])
Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)
Elops saurus (ladyfish)
Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)
Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)
Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)
Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)
Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)
Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)

Examples of "silverfish" in Sentences

The silverfish scurried across the bathroom floor, its shiny scales glistening in the dim light
I shrieked when I saw a silverfish crawling on my bookshelf, nibbling on the pages of my favorite novel
My grandmother always warned me to keep my pantry clean to avoid attracting silverfish
The exterminator sprayed a powerful insecticide to get rid of the silverfish infestation in our basement
Despite their name, silverfish are not actually fish but rather small, wingless insects found in damp environments