HyperDic: firebug

English > 2 senses of the word firebug:
NOUNperson firebug, arsonist, incendiarya criminal who illegally sets fire to property
animalfirebuga true bug
firebug > pronunciation
Soundsfay'erbah.g
Rhymesbedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg...
English > firebug: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA criminal who illegally sets fire to property.
Synonymsarsonist, incendiary
Narrowerbarnburnersomeone who burns down a barn
Broadercriminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactorsomeone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Spanishincendiaria, incendiario, pirómano, quemador
Catalanincendiari, piròman
English > firebug: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain.
Member ofPyrrhocoridae, family Pyrrhocoridaefirebugs
Broaderheteropterous insecttrue bugs

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