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A colony of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a tree stump
 
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From fire +‎ bug.

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Noun

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firebug (plural firebugs)

  1. Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  2. (slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.

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