"firebug" meaning in English

See firebug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-firebug.ogg [Australia] Forms: firebugs [plural]
Etymology: From fire + bug. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|bug}} fire + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} firebug (plural firebugs)
  1. Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): True bugs Translations (Pyrrhocoris apterus): çimkë e shullanit [feminine] (Albanian), светулка (svetulka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ruĝa cimo (Esperanto), tulilude (Finnish), gendarme [masculine] (French), pyrrhocore [masculine] (French), Feuerwanze [feminine] (German), πυγολαμπίδα (pygolampída) [feminine] (Greek), κωλοφωτιά (kolofotiá) [colloquial, feminine] (Greek), kowalik [masculine] (Polish), tramwajarz [masculine] (Polish), vaca-domnului [feminine] (Romanian), клоп-солдатик (klop-soldatik) [masculine] (Russian), chinche de la malva arbórea [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-firebug-en-noun-UK5ST1K- Disambiguation of People: 78 22 Disambiguation of True bugs: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'Pyrrhocoris apterus': 100 0
  2. (slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Translations (pyromaniac or arsonist): подпалвач (podpalvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pyromane [masculine] (French), Feuerteufel [masculine] (German), 放火魔 (hōkama) (Japanese), pirómano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-firebug-en-noun-XK48ByJl Disambiguation of People: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'pyromaniac or arsonist': 11 89

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