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

Maybe the silverfish aren't the crazy ones, after all.
Repotting, we tore the roots apart, vermiculite clinging like hatchlings of silverfish to its tendrils.
February 20, 2006 2: 03 PM lil ms d said ... silverfish is another place i spend way too much money at ...
Among the many arthropods we willingly share our home with are the so-called silverfish of the order Thysanura.
Often misidentified for a silverfish is the common house centipede, a house-dwelling arthropod that exhibits rapid, fluid movement instead.
Exchanging a word or two with the chief engineer, the commander continues his way to the torpedo-chamber where the deadly "silverfish," as the Germans have named the hideous projectiles, lie.
Tiny insects called silverfish breed and flourish deep in the bindings of old rare books, feasting on dried glue and working around the clock to destroy another literary treasure -- while giving unsuspecting page-flippers the creeps.
Simon said ... some time ago i was quite disappointed with mph for certain reasons, but in recent months i have liked them again for stocking some rare books i were looking for. for me borders was a little disappointing, but i need to visit them more often to really explore the place. silverfish is nice, but since it moved bangsar i've only been there once ...