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FIREBUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does firebug mean?
• FIREBUG (noun)
The noun FIREBUG has 2 senses:
1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
2. a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
Familiarity information: FIREBUG used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A criminal who illegally sets fire to property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
arsonist; firebug; incendiary
Hypernyms ("firebug" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firebug"):
barnburner (someone who burns down a barn)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("firebug" is a kind of...):
heteropterous insect (true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips)
Holonyms ("firebug" is a member of...):
family Pyrrhocoridae; Pyrrhocoridae (firebugs)
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