firebrat

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noun

A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.

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Thermobia domestica
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Meanings

nounfirebrat (plural firebrats)

plural firebrats

  1. A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces

Similar
Thermobia domestica
Broader
bristletail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fire + brat, after their habit of collecting near furnaces.

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Translations

Bulgarian камподея
  • камподея (kampodeja)Thermobia domestica
Hungarian kemencehalacska
  • kemencehalacskaThermobia domestica
Polish rybik piekarniczy
  • rybik piekarniczyThermobia domestica
Russian термо́бия до́машняя
  • термо́бия до́машняя (termóbija dómašnjaja)Thermobia domestica
Cite this entry
APA

firebrat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebrat

MLA

“firebrat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebrat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firebrat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebrat.

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