noun
Meaning 1
A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
firebrat
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noun
Meaning 2
lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Thermobia domestica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bristletail
History
Etymology
From fire + brat, after their habit of collecting near furnaces.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: kitab cücüsü — Thermobia domestica
- Bulgarian: камподея (kampodeja) — Thermobia domestica
- Hungarian: kemencehalacska — Thermobia domestica
- Russian: термо́бия до́машняя (termóbija dómašnjaja) — Thermobia domestica