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(n.) 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. Called also shiner, silver witch, silver moth, and furniture bug.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lepisma'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lepisma.html. 1828.
 
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