ichneumon
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary ich·neu·mon n. Pronunciation: ik- ' nü-mən, - ' nyü- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek ichneumōn, literally, tracker, from ichneuein to track, from ichnos footprint Date: 15th century 1 : a mongoose ( Herpestes ichneumon ) of Africa, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia 2 : ICHNEUMON WASP ichneumon wasp Function: noun Date: 1713 : any of a large superfamily (Ichneumonoidea) of hymenopterous insects whose larvae are usually internal parasites of other insect larvae and especially of caterpillars ― called also ichneumon fly