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Definition of: firebrat
(fīr′brat′) noun
A small, wingless, scaly insect (Thermobia domestica) which inhabits warm houses and is destructive of wallpaper, clothing, and starchy materials: related to the silverfish. For illustration see under INSECT (injurious).
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