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silverfish

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Noun

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

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