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fire·brat
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noun
a bristletail,
Thermobia domestica,
that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc.
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1890–95;
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firebrat
(ˈfaɪəˌbræt)
—
n
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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