silverfish meaning

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silverfish (noun): silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing.

silverfish has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

silverfish as a noun

  1. silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing

    Synonyms: Lepisma saccharina

    Type of: thysanuran insect

  2. a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

    Type of: goldfish

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SI · words ending in SH · 10-letter words

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