单词 | ichneumon |
释义 | ichneumon/ɪkˈnjuːmən![]() noun 1 (also ichneumon wasp or ichneumon fly) A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects.
2 another term for Egyptian mongoose.They also are in competition for food with the swamp ichneumon, which preys on crabs....
OriginLate 15th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn 'tracker', from ikhneuein 'to track', from ikhnos 'track, footstep'. Rhymes |
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