ichneumonedadj.
/ɪkˈnjuːmənd/ Infested with parasitic ichneumon flies.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > relating to family Ichneumonidae > infested with ichneumon flies
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1897 W. F. Kirby in R. Lydekker et al. Conc. Knowledge Nat. Hist. 576 Ichneumoned larvæ generally attain their full growth, and then die.
1944 W. J. Stokoe Caterpillars Brit. Butterflies 99 A very large proportion of any [Large Tortoiseshell caterpillars] collected are almost certain to be found ‘ichneumoned’.
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