firebug

English

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

fire +‎ bug

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.

Pyrrhocoris apterus

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

pyromaniac or arsonist

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