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English noun: firebug

1. firebug (person) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property


Synonymsarsonist, incendiary


Broader (hypernym)criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw


Narrower (hyponym)barnburner

2. firebug (animal) a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain


Broader (hypernym)heteropterous insect


Member meronymfamily Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae









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