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GENUS LEPISMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lepisma mean?
• GENUS LEPISMA (noun)
The noun GENUS LEPISMA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
Familiarity information: GENUS LEPISMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lepisma; Lepisma
Hypernyms ("genus Lepisma" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lepisma"):
Lepisma saccharina; silverfish (silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing)
Holonyms ("genus Lepisma" is a member of...):
family Lepismatidae; Lepismatidae (firebrats)
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