firebug
English Thesaurus
1. a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | heteropterous insect, |
| definition | : | true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family pyrrhocoridae, pyrrhocoridae, |
| definition | : | firebugs (noun.animal) |
2. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw, |
| definition | : | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | barnburner, |
| definition | : | someone who burns down a barn (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
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