firebug

English

A colony of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a tree stump

Wikispecies

Etymology

fire +‎ bug

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.

Translations

Pyrrhocoris apterus

• Bulgarian: светулка (bg) f (svetulka)
• Esperanto: ruĝa cimo
• French: gendarme (fr)
• German: Feuerwanze f

• Greek: πυγολαμπίδα (el) f (pygolampída), (colloquial) κωλοφωτιά (el) f (kolofotiá)
• Polish: kowalik (pl) m
• Russian: клоп-солдатик (ru) m (klop-soldatik)

pyromaniac or arsonist

• Bulgarian: подпалвач m (podpalvač)

• German: Feuerteufel (de) m