Definition of ichneumon in English:

ichneumon

noun ɪkˈnjuːmənɪkˈn(j)umən

1A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects.
Family Ichneumonidae, order Hymenoptera: numerous genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons.
- The Persians did not worship wood and stone with the Greeks, nor the ibis and ichneumon with the Egyptians.
- For him, the fiend that shook his faith was the ichneumon wasp, which lays its eggs inside the larvae of the horntail wasp.
2
another term for Egyptian mongoose
Example sentencesExamples
- They also are in competition for food with the swamp ichneumon, which preys on crabs.
- There are also jackals, wolves, the ichneumon and, possibly, a polecat.

Origin

Late 15th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn 'tracker', from ikhneuein 'to track', from ikhnos 'track, footstep'.

Rhymes

crewman, crewmen, energumen, human, Newman, numen, Schumann, subhuman, Trueman

Definition of ichneumon in US English:

ichneumon

nounikˈn(y)o͞omənɪkˈn(j)umən

1A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects.
Family Ichneumonidae, order Hymenoptera: numerous genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- The Persians did not worship wood and stone with the Greeks, nor the ibis and ichneumon with the Egyptians.
- They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons.
- For him, the fiend that shook his faith was the ichneumon wasp, which lays its eggs inside the larvae of the horntail wasp.
2
another term for Egyptian mongoose
Example sentencesExamples
- There are also jackals, wolves, the ichneumon and, possibly, a polecat.
- They also are in competition for food with the swamp ichneumon, which preys on crabs.

Origin

Late 15th century (in ichneumon (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn ‘tracker’, from ikhneuein ‘to track’, from ikhnos ‘track, footstep’.

单词	ichneumon
释义	Definition of ichneumon in English: ichneumon noun ɪkˈnjuːmənɪkˈn(j)umən 1A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects. Family Ichneumonidae, order Hymenoptera: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons. The Persians did not worship wood and stone with the Greeks, nor the ibis and ichneumon with the Egyptians. For him, the fiend that shook his faith was the ichneumon wasp, which lays its eggs inside the larvae of the horntail wasp. 2 another term for Egyptian mongoose Example sentencesExamples They also are in competition for food with the swamp ichneumon, which preys on crabs. There are also jackals, wolves, the ichneumon and, possibly, a polecat. Origin Late 15th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn 'tracker', from ikhneuein 'to track', from ikhnos 'track, footstep'. Rhymes crewman, crewmen, energumen, human, Newman, numen, Schumann, subhuman, Trueman Definition of ichneumon in US English: ichneumon nounikˈn(y)o͞omənɪkˈn(j)umən 1A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects. Family Ichneumonidae, order Hymenoptera: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples The Persians did not worship wood and stone with the Greeks, nor the ibis and ichneumon with the Egyptians. They belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and ichneumons. For him, the fiend that shook his faith was the ichneumon wasp, which lays its eggs inside the larvae of the horntail wasp. 2 another term for Egyptian mongoose Example sentencesExamples There are also jackals, wolves, the ichneumon and, possibly, a polecat. They also are in competition for food with the swamp ichneumon, which preys on crabs. Origin Late 15th century (in ichneumon (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn ‘tracker’, from ikhneuein ‘to track’, from ikhnos ‘track, footstep’.
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