Lepisma
Definition of Lepisma
Le`pis´ma
Pronunciation:
lė`pĭz´må
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
genus
of
wingless
thysanurous
insects
having
an
elongated
flattened
body
,
covered
with
shining
scales
and
terminated
by
seven
unequal
bristles
.
A
common
species
(
Lepisma
saccharina
)
is
found
in
houses
,
and
often
injures
books
and
furniture
;
it
feeds
on
starch
and
eats
sized
paper
and
starched
clothes
.
Called
also
shiner
,
silverfish
,
silver
witch
,
silver
moth
,
and
furniture
bug
.
Related Words
arthropod
genus
,
family
Lepismatidae
,
genus
Lepisma
,
Lepisma
saccharina
,
Lepismatidae
,
silverfish
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