Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.

Source : WordNet®

Lepisma
     n : type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish [syn: {genus
         Lepisma}]