单词 | ichneumon |
释义 | ichneumon n.   1. (in full ichneumon wasp) any small hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidae, depositing eggs in or on the larva of another insect as food for its own larva.   2. a mongoose of N. Africa, Herpestes ichneumon, noted for destroying crocodile eggs. Etymology: L f. Gk ikhneumon spider-hunting wasp f. ikhneuo trace f. ikhnos footstep |
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