n. 1. (Zool.) (a) The tarpum. (b) A white variety of the goldfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. one of a variety of insects of the order Thysanura, especially Lepisma saccharina, which may infest houses, and eats starched clothing and sized papers. See Lepisma. [ PJC ]
[しみ(gikun);とぎょ(蠧魚), shimi (gikun); togyo ( to sakana )](n) (1) (uk) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); (2) (See 大和紙魚) oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); (3) (derog) someone who is unable to apply what they have read[Add to Longdo]