ichneumon

ich·neu·mon

noun \ik-ˈnü-mən, -ˈnyü-\

Definition of ICHNEUMON

1

: a mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) of Africa, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia

2

: ichneumon wasp

Origin of ICHNEUMON

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek ichneumōn, literally, tracker, from ichneuein to track, from ichnos footprint

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with ICHNEUMON

acumen, albumen, albumin, bitumen, cerumen, illumine, inhuman, panhuman, prehuman, subhuman