firebug

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  2. A pyromaniac or arsonist. slang
    — But the firebug allegedly ran back inside yelling before he finally took off.

词形变化

firebugs plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
English bug
English firebug
From fire + bug.
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