'Lepisma saccharina' definitions:

Definition of 'Lepisma saccharina'

noun

Silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing [syn: silverfish, Lepisma saccharina]

From: GCIDE

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.] (Zool.) 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; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and starched clothes. Called also shiner, silverfish, {silver witch}, silver moth, and furniture bug. [1913 Webster +PJC]

From: GCIDE

Silverfish \Sil"ver*fish`\, n.
1. (Zool.) (a) The tarpum. (b) A white variety of the goldfish. [1913 Webster]
2. one of a variety of insects of the order Thysanura, especially Lepisma saccharina, which may infest houses, and eats starched clothing and sized papers. See Lepisma. [PJC]