silverfish

silverfish(
sihl
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vuhr
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fish
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el lepisma
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Silverfish are relatively harmless, but definitely ugly.Los lepismas son relativamente inofensivos, pero sin duda feos.
b. el pececillo de plata
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
If there are several silverfish, then you probably have an infestation.Si hay varios pececillos de plata, entonces probablemente se trate de una plaga.
c. el bicho de la humedad
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The old documents had been eaten by silverfish.Los antiguos documentos habían sido roídos por bichos de la humedad.
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