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firebrat

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fire⋅brat

  [fahyuhr-brat]
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–noun
a bristletail, Thermobia domestica, that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc.
Origin:
1890–95; fire + brat
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fire·brat   (fīr'brāt')   
n.  A small, wingless insect (Thermobia domestica) related to the silverfish and inhabiting warm areas of buildings, as around furnaces or boilers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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