HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Silverfish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Certain insects
  2. A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
  3. Other similar insects in the family Lepismatidae, including:
  4. Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
  5. Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
  6. Certain fish
  7. Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum).
  8. Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).
  9. Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.
  10. A white variety of the goldfish.
  11. Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)
  12. Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)
  13. Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)
  14. Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)
  15. Enteromius mattozi (papermouth)
  16. Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)
  17. Elops saurus (ladyfish)
  18. Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)
  19. Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)
  20. Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)
  21. Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)
  22. Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)
  23. Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)

Equivalents

Български люспеница
Čeština rybenka
Ελληνικά ασημόψαρο
Suomi sokeritoukka
Français poisson d'argent
Íslenska silfurskotta
日本語 西洋紙魚
ქართული ვერცხლისფერი
한국어 양좀
Bahasa Melayu gegat
Nederlands suikergast zilvervisje
Türkçe gümüşçün
Tiếng Việt mọt sách nhầy

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Silverfish used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free