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单词 ichneumon
释义 ich·neu·mon
\-mən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek ichneumōn, mongoose, small wasp, literally, tracker, from ichneuein to track, from ichnos track, footstep; the mongoose so called from the ancient belief that it hunted out the eggs of the crocodile; the wasp so called from its hunting of spiders
1. : mongoose; especially : the No. African mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) that was highly regarded in ancient times for being supposed to devour crocodiles' eggs
2. : ichneumon fly
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