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Definition of Silverfish

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

Definition of Silverfish

1. n. The tarpum.

Definition of Silverfish

1. Noun. A small wingless insect with silvery scales, a type of bristletail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silverfish

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Silverfish

1. The tarpum. A white variety of the goldfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silverfish

Literary usage of Silverfish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"We put three each of goldfish, silverfish, sunfish, and mud minnows in ... Concerning the best kind of fish for our purpose we should recommend silverfish. ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1892)
"The other day I bought a large iron-tipped aquarium, and I also bought with it some lizards, some goldfish (which die very easily), some silverfish, ..."

3. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"Miscellaneous Household Insects The silverfish or Fish-Moth (Lepisma saccharalis or domestica) is an insect ... 575 -Adult silverfish White ants or Termites ..."

4. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"Miscellaneous Household Insects The silverfish or Fish-Moth (Lepisma saccharalis ... Adult silverfish, Trr, .. ™ . ,r about two and one-fourth White ants or ..."

5. Southern Africa: A Geography and Natural History of the Country, Colonies by Francis [Patrick] Flemyng (1856)
"Superficially examined, it bears some resemblance to the Cape silverfish, ... (silverfish.) Body oblong ; eyes large ; mouth of a moderate size ; teeth like ..."

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