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lepisma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr Gr le`pisma peel, fr lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. Called also {shiner}, {silver witch}, {silver moth}, and {furniture bug}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Lepisma n : type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish [syn: {Lepisma}, {genus Lepisma}]
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