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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| silverfish | noun | general | fairly common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| a small wingless insect usually of the family Lepisma saccharina, commonly found in houses, and which can damage books, papers, and starched clothes | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| She dropped the book, because when she opened it, a silverfish ran out and up her arm! | ||||
| Note: Like fish, the plural of silverfish is usually just silverfish, not silverfishes. | ||||