English noun: firebug | |||
| 1. | firebug (person) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | ||
| Synonyms | arsonist, 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 meronym | family Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae | ||