Firebug — may refer to: *Firebug (insect) *Firebug (comics) *a pyromaniac (slang) *Firebug (Firefox extension) *Firebugs (video game) *Firebug rock band … Wikipedia
firebug — noun a) a common red and black insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. b) a pyromaniac or arsonist … Wiktionary
firebug — noun 1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property • Syn: ↑arsonist, ↑incendiary • Derivationally related forms: ↑arson (for: ↑arsonist) • Hypernyms: ↑c … Useful english dictionary
heteropterous insect — noun true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑water bug, ↑assassin bug, ↑reduviid, ↑firebug, ↑cotton stainer • Member Holonym … Useful english dictionary
harlequin cabbage bug — ▪ insect a species of insect in the stinkbug family, Pentatomidae (order Heteroptera), that sucks sap and chlorophyll from crops, such as cabbage, causing them to wilt and die. Though of tropical or subtropical origin, this insect now… … Universalium
red bug — ▪ insect also called Stainer, Firebug, or Pyrrhocorid Bug, any insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae (order Heteroptera), which contains more than 300 species. The red bug a fairly common, gregarious, plant feeding insect found mostly in… … Universalium
Pyrrhocoridae — for the Red Bug car see Smith Flyer Red bugs, cotton stainers Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
bug — {{11}}bug (n.) insect, 1620s (earliest reference is to bedbugs), probably from M.E. bugge something frightening, scarecrow (late 14c.), a meaning obsolete except in BUGBEAR (Cf. bugbear) (1570s) and BUGABOO (Cf. bugaboo) (q.v.); probably… … Etymology dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
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