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ichneumon
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. [L f. Gk ikhneumon spider-hunting wasp f. ikhneuo trace f. ikhnos footstep]
Most popular pairs with ichneumon
ichneumon wasp
ichneumon fly
ichneumon wasps
ichneumon wasp+england
giant ichneumon
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