silverfish

[ sil-ver-fish ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) sil·ver·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sil·ver·fish·es.

a white or silvery goldfish, Carassius auratus.

any of various other silvery fishes, as the tarpon, silversides, or shiner.

a wingless, silvery-gray thysanuran insect, Lepisma saccharina, that feeds on starch, damaging books, wallpaper, etc.

Origin of silverfish

First recorded in 1695–1705; silver + fish

Words nearby silverfish

silvered, silver-eye, silver fern, Silver Ferns, silver fir, silverfish, silver fizz, silver fluoride, silver foil, silver-fork deformity, silver-fork fracture

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Example sentences from the Web for silverfish

A silverfish then raised its head beside that of the goldfish, and a moment later a bronzefish lifted its head beside the others.
Glinda of Oz|L. Frank Baum
The one who had been a silverfish had snow-white hair of the finest texture and deep brown eyes.
Glinda of Oz|L. Frank Baum
"All we ask is that you obey our instructions," returned the silverfish.
Glinda of Oz|L. Frank Baum
Rapid fire legs sidestep the etchings of industrious ants while silverfish are the boatmen trouncing human oars.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown

British Dictionary definitions for silverfish

silverfish

/ (ˈsɪlvəˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a silver variety of the goldfish Carassius auratus

any of various other silvery fishes, such as the moonfish Monodactylus argenteus

any of various small primitive wingless insects of the genus Lepisma, esp L. saccharina, that have long antennae and tail appendages and occur in buildings, feeding on food scraps, bookbindings, etc: order Thysanura (bristletails)

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单词	silverfish
释义	silverfish [ sil-ver-fish ] / ˈsɪl vərˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) sil·ver·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sil·ver·fish·es. a white or silvery goldfish, Carassius auratus. any of various other silvery fishes, as the tarpon, silversides, or shiner. a wingless, silvery-gray thysanuran insect, Lepisma saccharina, that feeds on starch, damaging books, wallpaper, etc. Origin of silverfish First recorded in 1695–1705; silver + fish Words nearby silverfish silvered, silver-eye, silver fern, Silver Ferns, silver fir, silverfish, silver fizz, silver fluoride, silver foil, silver-fork deformity, silver-fork fracture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for silverfish A silverfish then raised its head beside that of the goldfish, and a moment later a bronzefish lifted its head beside the others. Glinda of Oz\|L. Frank Baum The one who had been a silverfish had snow-white hair of the finest texture and deep brown eyes. Glinda of Oz\|L. Frank Baum "All we ask is that you obey our instructions," returned the silverfish. Glinda of Oz\|L. Frank Baum Rapid fire legs sidestep the etchings of industrious ants while silverfish are the boatmen trouncing human oars. The Land of Look Behind\|Paul Cameron Brown British Dictionary definitions for silverfish silverfish / (ˈsɪlvəˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes a silver variety of the goldfish Carassius auratus any of various other silvery fishes, such as the moonfish Monodactylus argenteus any of various small primitive wingless insects of the genus Lepisma, esp L. saccharina, that have long antennae and tail appendages and occur in buildings, feeding on food scraps, bookbindings, etc: order Thysanura (bristletails) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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