firebug
1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property • Syn: arsonist, incendiary • Derivationally related forms: arson (for: arsonist) • Hypernyms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor • Hyponyms: barnburner 2. a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain • Hypernyms: heteropterous insect • Member Holonyms: Pyrrhocoridae, family Pyrrhocoridae
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