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