silverfishes

Variant of silverfish

noun

  1. pl. silverfish, silverfishes any of various fishes of a silvery color, as the tarpon or silverside
  2. pl. silverfish any of various families of primitive, wingless thysanuran insects with silvery scales, long feelers, and a bristly tail: they thrive in dampness and darkness and are often injurious to books and other paper products
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