firebug — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

2. A pyromaniac or arsonist.

   Употребление

   • сленг

   Примеры

   But the firebug allegedly ran back inside yelling before he finally took off.

   Другие примеры (1)

   In the video, she can be heard explaining to the firebugs that she has been working with victims of the wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate.

Существительное

1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

   Синонимы

   arsonistincendiary

   Более общие понятия

   criminalfeloncrookoutlawmalefactor

2. a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain

   Более общие понятия

   heteropterous insect