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silverfish.

Certain insects

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)fɪʃ/

  1. Certain insects A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.

  2. Certain insects Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including: Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).

  3. Certain insects 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)

Where this word comes from

From silver + fish: from its appearance, in the case of the insect.

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