how to pronounce firebug

/ˈfaɪɚˌbʌɡ/

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firebug is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of firebug

noun:

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
A pyromaniac or arsonist.

firebug frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word firebug occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics firebug can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that firebug can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;