Meaning

20 senses
  1. Certain insects

    A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.

    Silberfischchen, Fischchen, Silberfisch

    са́харная чешу́йницаsáxarnaja češújnica

  2. Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:

    Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).

  3. Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).

  4. Certain fish

    Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).

  5. Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).

  6. Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.

  7. A white variety of the goldfish.

    a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

  8. Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)

  9. Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)

  10. Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)

  11. Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)

  12. Enteromius mattozi (papermouth)

Translations

8 languages
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Deutsch
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Origin

From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.

From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.

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Forms

plural: silverfish / silverfishes
Singularsilverfish
Pluralsilverfish / silverfishes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
type of bristletail:fishmoth
Close in meaning
  • silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing:Lepisma saccharina

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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