ichneumon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.
An ichneumon wasp.
a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons

/ɪkˈnjuːmən/ /ɪkˈnuːmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ichneumon.wav

ichneumon ichneumons

Learned borrowing from Latin ichneumōn, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”).

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