silverfish

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silverfish

/ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)fɪʃ/

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

noun silverfish · silverfishes

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

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noun Lepisma saccharina

Español	lepisma, pececillo de plata
한국어	좀 jom, 양좀 yangjom
日本語	西洋紙魚 seiyō shimi
中文	蠹 dù, 蠹魚 /蠹鱼 dùyú, 衣魚 /衣鱼 yīyú, 壁魚 /壁鱼 bìyú, 書蛀蟲 /书蛀虫 shūzhùchóng, 紙魚 /纸鱼 zhǐyú
Português	traça, traça-dos-livros
Français	poisson d'argent
Deutsch	Silberfischchen, Fischchen, Silberfisch, Zuckergast
Italiano	pesciolino d'argento
Русский	са́харная чешу́йница sáxarnaja češújnica
Tiếng Việt	bọ bạc, nhậy, mọt sách
עברית	דג כסף

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@misc{silverfish_2026,
  title = {silverfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silverfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}