meaning of lepisma
1. 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.
2. type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
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lepisma | lepisma saccharina | lepismatidae |
