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ichneumon

noun ich·neu·mon \ ik-ˈnü-mən , -ˈnyü- \

Definition of ichneumon

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

Origin and Etymology of ichneumon

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

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