ichneumon

[ ik-noo-muhn, -nyoo- ]

/ ɪkˈnu mən, -ˈnyu- /

noun

Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose . a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs.

ichneumon fly.

Origin of ichneumon

1565–75; <Latin <Greek ichneúmōn tracker, equivalent to ichneú(ein) to track (see ichno-) + -mōn agent suffix

Words nearby ichneumon

Ichihara, Ichikawa, I Ching, Ichinomiya, ich-laut, ichneumon, ichneumon fly, ichnite, ichno-, ichnofossil, ichnography

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Example sentences from the Web for ichneumon

The ichneumon pierces the body of a caterpillar and lays her eggs where the grubs will find abundant animal food.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
He then points out the difficulty of determining what are species in certain large genera, such as Papilio, Ichneumon, etc.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard
The eggs of the Ichneumon fly hatch first and feed upon the eggs of the spider.
Spiders|Cecil Warburton
They also unearthed some fine specimens of the ichneumon, almost as large as themselves, and speedily put them to death.
Tent Work in Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

According to Pliny, the ichneumon was an object of veneration among the Egyptians.
A World of Wonders|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ichneumon

ichneumon

/ (ɪkˈnjuːmən) /

noun

a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur

Word Origin for ichneumon

C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: tracker, hunter, from ikhneuein to track, from ikhnos a footprint; so named from the animal's alleged ability to locate the eggs of crocodiles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ichneumon
释义	ichneumon [ ik-noo-muhn, -nyoo- ] / ɪkˈnu mən, -ˈnyu- / noun Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose . a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs. ichneumon fly. Origin of ichneumon 1565–75; <Latin <Greek ichneúmōn tracker, equivalent to ichneú(ein) to track (see ichno-) + -mōn agent suffix Words nearby ichneumon Ichihara, Ichikawa, I Ching, Ichinomiya, ich-laut, ichneumon, ichneumon fly, ichnite, ichno-, ichnofossil, ichnography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ichneumon The ichneumon pierces the body of a caterpillar and lays her eggs where the grubs will find abundant animal food. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various He then points out the difficulty of determining what are species in certain large genera, such as Papilio, Ichneumon, etc. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution\|Alpheus Spring Packard The eggs of the Ichneumon fly hatch first and feed upon the eggs of the spider. Spiders\|Cecil Warburton They also unearthed some fine specimens of the ichneumon, almost as large as themselves, and speedily put them to death. Tent Work in Palestine\|Claude Reignier Conder According to Pliny, the ichneumon was an object of veneration among the Egyptians. A World of Wonders\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ichneumon ichneumon / (ɪkˈnjuːmən) / noun a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur Word Origin for ichneumon C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: tracker, hunter, from ikhneuein to track, from ikhnos a footprint; so named from the animal's alleged ability to locate the eggs of crocodiles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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