Lepisma saccharina : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lepisma saccharina	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Lepisma saccharina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lepisma saccharina n silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing Synonym(s): silverfish, Lepisma saccharina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lepisma \[d8]Lepis"ma\ (l[esl]p[icr]z"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo[94]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}.