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Ichneumon

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Noun

1. herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon

northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

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Ichneumon

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noun
a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur

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Ichneumon

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noun
1. 
the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
2. 
ichneumon fly

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Ichneumon

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n.
1. Any of numerous parasitic wasps of the family Ichneumonidae, with larvae that are parasitoids of other insects and females that have long ovipositors. Also called ichneumon fly.
2. See Egyptian mongoose.

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