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firebrat

firebrat noun: a thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.

firebrat: a thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica
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Noun

firebrat (plural firebrats)

  1. A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.

Forms of firebrat

pluralfirebrats

Origin of firebrat

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

Questions about firebrat

What does firebrat mean?
Firebrat means a thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.
What part of speech is firebrat?
Firebrat is a noun.
What is the plural of firebrat?
The plural of firebrat is firebrats.

Words near firebrat in the dictionary

  1. firebrand
  2. firebrandish
  3. firebrandism
  4. firebrands
  5. firebrass
  6. firebrat
  7. firebrats
  8. firebreak
  9. firebreaking
  10. firebreaks
  11. firebreath

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