NOUN | animal | Lepisma saccharina, silverfish | silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing |
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Meaning | Silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing. | |
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Synonym | silverfish | |
Member of | Lepisma, genus Lepisma | type genus of the Lepismatidae |
Broader | thysanuran insect, thysanuron | Primitive wingless insects |
Spanish | lepisma saccharina, pececito de plata | |
Catalan | lepisma saccharina, Lepisma saccharina, peixet de plata |
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