firebug in Japanese
firebug in Japanese is 放火魔 — firebug means pyrrhocoris apterus, a widespread red-and-black insect and the type species of family Pyrrhocoridae.
firebug in Japanese
放火魔
Pronounced: hōkama
(slang) A pyromaniac or arsonist.
What does "firebug" mean?
- noun Pyrrhocoris apterus, a widespread red-and-black insect and the type species of family Pyrrhocoridae.
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noun Someone who is either a pyromaniac or an arsonist.
"But the firebug allegedly ran back inside yelling before he finally took off."
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firebug in a sentence
- But the firebug allegedly ran back inside yelling before he finally took off.
- In the video, she can be heard explaining to the firebugs that she has been working with victims of the wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate.
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What is "firebug" in Japanese?
"firebug" in Japanese is 放火魔. firebug means: Pyrrhocoris apterus, a widespread red-and-black insect and the type species of family Pyrrhocoridae.
How do you pronounce 放火魔?
"firebug" in Japanese is 放火魔, pronounced "hōkama".
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