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firebrat
(fire|brat)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfʌɪəbrat/
noun
a fast-moving brownish bristletail (wingless insect) that frequents warm places indoors.
Thermobia domestica
, family
Lepismatidae
, order
Thysanura
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