Firebrat

noun

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Noun

1
A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.
2
lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces wordnet

Synonyms

thermobia domestica

Etymology

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

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