firebug

firebug

English

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

Wikispecies

Etymology

fire +‎ bug

Noun

firebug (plural firebugs)

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

Translations

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Bulgarian: светулка (bg) f (svetulka) Esperanto: ruĝa cimo French: gendarme (fr) German: Feuerwanze f

Greek: πυγολαμπίδα (el) f (pygolampída), (colloquial) κωλοφωτιά (el) f (kolofotiá) Polish: kowalik (pl) m

pyromaniac or arsonist

Bulgarian: подпалвач m (podpalvač)

German: Feuerteufel (de) m