SILVERFISH


Meaning of SILVERFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsil-vər-ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 1703

1. : any of various silvery fishes (as a tarpon or silverside)

2. : any of various small wingless insects (order Thysanura) ; especially : one ( Lepisma saccharina ) found in houses and sometimes injurious especially to sized papers or starched clothes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.