Definition of Ichneumon. Meaning of Ichneumon. Synonyms of Ichneumon

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Definition of Ichneumon

Ichneumon
Ichneumon Ich*neu"mon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. ? to track or hunt after, fr. ? track, footstep.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverrid[ae]. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonid[ae], of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera. Note: The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects. Ichneumon fly. See Ichneumon, 2.

Meaning of Ichneumon from wikipedia

- Look up ichneumon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ichneumon may refer to: Ichneumon (genus), a genus of wasps Ichneumon, species of wasps in the family...
- In medieval literature, the ichneumon or echinemon was the enemy of the dragon. When it sees a dragon, the ichneumon covers itself with mud, and closing...
- The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order...
- eumerus Wesmael, 1857 Ichneumon extensorius Linnaeus, 1758 Ichneumon insidiosus Wesmael, 1844 Ichneumon ny****ae Heinrich, 1967 Ichneumon rubriornatus Cameron...
- The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as ichneumon (/ɪkˈnjuːmən/), is a mongoose species native to the tropical and subtropical gr****lands...
- London: J. Wheldon. pp. 132–134. Sterndale, R.A. (1884). "Herpestidae. The Ichneumon or Mungoose Family". Natural history of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon...
- clade, now known to be paraphyletic. The name is derived from Latin 'ichneumon', from Ancient Gr**** ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, "tracker"), from ἴχνος (íkhnos...
- long-tailed giant ichneumonid wasp or long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp, is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely...
- Ichneumon extensorius is a species of parasitic wasp in the genus Ichneumon. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Hemming, Francis (1958). Official...
- Ichneumon unicinctus is a species of wasp in the genus Ichneumon. It is endemic to Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. "Ichneumon unicinctus - WaspWeb"...