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/fuyeur"brat'/, n.a bristletail, Thermobia domestica, that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc.[1890-95; FIRE + BRAT]
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firebrat — n. (Zo[ o]l.) an insect ({Thermobia domestica}) which is a type of bristletail that lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces. Syn: {Thermobia domestica}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
firebrat — [fīrbrat΄] n. any of various small thysanuran insects (Thermobia domestica) resembling silverfish, found in hot areas, as around steam pipes or fireplaces … English World dictionary
Firebrat — Taxobox name = Firebrat image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Thysanura familia = Lepismatidae genus = Thermobia species = T. domestica binomial = Thermobia domestica binomial authority = Packard,… … Wikipedia
firebrat — noun Date: 1895 a wingless insect (Thermobia domestica) related to the silverfish and found in warm moist places … New Collegiate Dictionary
firebrat — noun a fast moving brownish bristletail that frequents warm places indoors. [Thermobia domestica.] … English new terms dictionary
firebrat — fire•brat [[t]ˈfaɪərˌbræt[/t]] n. ent a bristletail, Thermobia domestica, that lives in areas around furnaces, boilers, steampipes, etc • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
firebrat — /ˈfaɪəbræt/ (say fuyuhbrat) noun a small insect, Thermobia domestica, found in warm places around furnaces, boilers, etc …
firebrat — noun lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces • Syn: ↑Thermobia domestica • Hypernyms: ↑bristletail • Member Holonyms: ↑Thermobia, ↑genus Thermobia … Useful english dictionary
Thermobia domestica — firebrat firebrat n. (Zo[ o]l.) an insect ({Thermobia domestica}) which is a type of bristletail that lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces. Syn: {Thermobia domestica}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermobia domestica — firebrat firebrat n. (Zo[ o]l.) an insect ({Thermobia domestica}) which is a type of bristletail that lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces. Syn: {Thermobia domestica}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
