silverfish

IPA: sˈɪɫvɝfɪʃ

noun

  • 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)
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Examples of "silverfish" in Sentences

  • A silverfish is neither silver nor fish.
  • Silverfish can also cause damage to tapestries.
  • Other, similar insect species are known as silverfish.
  • Silverfish can live for a year or more without eating.
  • But it is definitely wrong that silverfish dislike light.
  • Silverfish can also cause damage to books and tapestries.
  • As the user above stated, Silverfish are not just enemies of librarians.
  • Insects often found inside houses include the cockroach and the silverfish.
  • Silverfish are not only pests in libraries, but also in museums and archives.

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