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Definition of: silverfish
(sil′vər·fish′) noun plural ·fish or ·fish·es
1. A silvery-white variety of the goldfish.
2. The tarpon.
3. The silversides.
4. Any of numerous primitive, flat-bodied, wingless insects (genus Lepisma, order Thysanura) having three bristlelike tails and feeding on flour, cereals, bookbindings, and other starchy matter: often called bristletail.
5. Any of several similar insects, as the firebrat.
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