英语词汇“ichneumon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ich•neu•mon n.

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

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

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ichneumon /ɪkˈnjuːmən/ n

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

Etymology: 16th Century: 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

单词	ichneumon
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ich•neu•mon (ik no̅o̅′mən, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. MammalsAlso called African mongoose. a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs. InsectsSee ichneumon fly. Greek ichneúmōn tracker, equivalent. to ichneú(ein) to track (see ichno-) + -mōn agent suffix Latin 1565–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ichneumon /ɪkˈnjuːmən/ n a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur Etymology: 16th Century: 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
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