| 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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