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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 propertyplay

2. a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stainplay

  Familiarity information: FIREBUG used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIREBUG (noun)


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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