ichneumon

ichneumon
[ɪkˈnjuːmən]
noun
  1. (亦作ichneumon wasp或ichneumon fly)a slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects
    姬蜂
  2. Family Ichneumonidae, order Hymenoptera: numerous genera and species
    姬蜂科,膜翅目,众多属,众多种
  3. another term for Egyptian mongoose
    同 Egyptian mongoose
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek ikhneumōn 'tracker', from ikhneuein 'to track', from ikhnos 'track, footstep'
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