silverfish
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Certain insects: A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
- Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including: Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
- Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including: Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
- Certain fish: Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).
- Certain fish: Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
- Certain fish: Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
- Certain fish: A white variety of the goldfish.
- Certain fish: Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)
- Certain fish: Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)
- Certain fish: Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)
- Certain fish: Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)
- Certain fish: Enteromius mattozi (papermouth)
- Certain fish: Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)
- Certain fish: Elops saurus (ladyfish)
- Certain fish: Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)
- Certain fish: Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)
- Certain fish: Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)
- Certain fish: Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)
- Certain fish: Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)
- Certain fish: Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)
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