Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun silverfish

2 senses of silverfish

Sense 1
silverfish, Lepisma saccharina -- (silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing)
       => thysanuran insect, thysanuron -- (primitive wingless insects: bristletail)

Sense 2
silverfish -- (a silvery variety of Carassius auratus)
       => goldfish, Carassius auratus -- (small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes)