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lepisma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-is-ma
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 .

Questions

What does lepisma mean?
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 .

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