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THERMOBIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thermobia mean? 

THERMOBIA (noun)
  The noun THERMOBIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Lepismatidaeplay

  Familiarity information: THERMOBIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THERMOBIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Lepismatidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Thermobia; Thermobia

Hypernyms ("Thermobia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Thermobia"):

firebrat; Thermobia domestica (lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces)

Holonyms ("Thermobia" is a member of...):

family Lepismatidae; Lepismatidae (firebrats)


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