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GENUS LEPISMA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish

Synonyms:

genus Lepisma; Lepisma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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