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silverfish

[ UK /sˈɪlvəfɪʃ/ ]
NOUN
  1. silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
  2. a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

How To Use silverfish In A Sentence

  • Borates are the most effective treatment for many crawling insects including, roaches, silverfish, larder beetles, carpenter ants, and other woodborers, as well as wood decay organisms.
  • A loveliness of ladybirds in the spare room, sprinting house spiders in the living room, and hungry silverfish in the kitchen are just some of the creatures that head indoors as winter sets in.
  • Picked up a pre-loved copy of The Penguin Book of Contemporary British Poetry from Silverfish the other day and am enjoying dipping in in odd moments. Archive 2005-08-01
  • The official line from Silverfish TV is that they registered Gordon Brown leadership domains entirely off their own back as speculatory money makers. Archive 2007-04-01
  • The silverfish, for example, has compound eyes but others in the group are blind.
  • But during studies of the foraging behavior of Weddell seals, the researchers acquired considerable data on two important fish species: the Antarctic silverfish and the Antarctic toothfish.
  • Silverfish and firebrats are common household pests.
  • The Chinese kept tiny fossilized fish in their food stores to keep away insect pests called silverfish.
  • The jumping bristletails are an inconspicuous group, looking much like their better-known cousins, the silverfish.
  • The sun had set and looking up through the water we could see the moon's rays filtering in and giving the water an eerie silverfish glow.
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