silverfish

Meanings

Plural: silverfish, silverfishes

Noun

silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
Certain insects
A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
Certain insects
Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including:
Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
Certain insects
Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, 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)

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fishmoth, Lepisma saccharina

Scrabble Score: 19

silverfish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
silverfish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
silverfish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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