firebrat
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fire·brat
(fīr′brăt′)n.
A small wingless insect (Thermobia domestica) closely related to the silverfishes and inhabiting warm areas of buildings, as around furnaces or boilers.
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firebrat
(ˈfaɪəˌbræt)n
(Animals) a small primitive wingless insect, Thermobia domestica, that occurs in warm buildings, feeding on starchy food scraps, fabric, etc: order Thysanura (bristletails)
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fire•brat
(ˈfaɪərˌbræt)n.
a bristletail, Thermobia domestica, that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc.
[1890–95]
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| Noun | 1. | firebrat - lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces bristletail - small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail genus Thermobia, Thermobia - a genus of Lepismatidae |
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