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firebrat

 

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Noun firebrat has 1 sense
  1. firebrat, Thermobia domestica - lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
    --1 is a kind of bristletail
    --1 is a member of Thermobia, genus Thermobia

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Firebrat

Noun:

1. A small silver-gray insect, Thermobia domestica, that is closely related to the silverfish and is typically found in warm and dry places.

Example sentence: The firebrat scurried across the bathroom floor and disappeared into a crack in the wall.

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Noun:

2. Informal usage for a troublemaker or someone who is causing chaos or disturbance.

Example sentence: The unruly teenagers were causing a commotion at the park, behaving like firebrats.

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