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单词 silverfish
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sil•ver•fish /ˈsɪlvɚˌfɪʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishany of various silvery fishes, such as the tarpon.
  2. Insectsa wingless, silvery-gray insect that feeds on starch and damages books, wallpaper, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sil•ver•fish  (silvər fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fisha white or silvery goldfish, Carassius auratus.
  2. Fishany of various other silvery fishes, as the tarpon, silversides, or shiner.
  3. Insectsa wingless, silvery-gray thysanuran insect, Lepisma saccharina, that feeds on starch, damaging books, wallpaper, etc.
  • silver + fish 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
silverfish /ˈsɪlvəˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)
  1. a silver variety of the goldfish Carassius auratus
  2. any of various other silvery fishes, such as the moonfish Monodactylus argenteus
  3. 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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