firebug

English

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

Etymology

From fire +‎ bug.

Pronunciation

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Noun

firebug (plural firebugs)

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

Translations

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Albanian: çimkë e shullanit f
Bulgarian: светулка (bg) f (svetulka)
Esperanto: ruĝa cimo
Finnish: tulilude
French: gendarme (fr) m, pyrrhocore (fr) m
German: Feuerwanze f
Greek: πυγολαμπίδα (el) f (pygolampída), (colloquial) κωλοφωτιά (el) f (kolofotiá)
Polish: kowalik (pl) m, tramwajarz (pl) m
Romanian: vaca-domnului f
Russian: клоп-солдатик (ru) m (klop-soldatik)
Spanish: chinche de la malva arbórea f

pyromaniac or arsonist

Bulgarian: подпалвач m (podpalvač)
French: pyromane (fr) m
German: Feuerteufel (de) m
Japanese: 放火魔 (hōkama)
Spanish: pirómano (es) m

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