ichneumon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈnjuːmən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪkˈnuːmən/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ichneumōn, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”).
Meanings
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An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.
when the Ichneumon is to grapple with the Crocodile, he walloweth his body in the mire, then lets the same drie and harden upon him[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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An ichneumon wasp.
Ada's unique Lorelei Underwing had died, paralyzed by some ichneumon that had not been deceived by those clever prominences and fungoid smudges.
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 43:
- a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ichneumons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ichneumonology · ichneumoned · ichneumonized
Relateds
ichneumia · ichnology · ichnogram
Synonyms
Translations (30)
arz نمس (Herpestes ichneumon) · pt saca-rabos (Herpestes ichneumon) · ru фарао́нова кры́са (Herpestes ichneumon) · xcl ինքնիմոն (Herpestes ichneumon) · cmn 埃及獴 (Herpestes ichneumon) · ru ихневмо́н (Herpestes ichneumon) · oge იქნამონი (Herpestes ichneumon) · la ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) · sa नकुल (Herpestes ichneumon) · fi egyptinmungo (Herpestes ichneumon) · tr kuyruksüren (Herpestes ichneumon) · ru еги́петский мангу́ст (Herpestes ichneumon) · de Ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) · cy llygoden Ffaro (Herpestes ichneumon) · ang nǣderbita (Herpestes ichneumon) · sv faraoråtta (Herpestes ichneumon) · cy llygoden Ffrengig yr Aifft (Herpestes ichneumon) · sv faraokatt (Herpestes ichneumon) · nl ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) · fi faaraorotta (Herpestes ichneumon) · ro ihneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) · grc ἰχνεύμων (Herpestes ichneumon) · oge გუელის-მბრძოლი (Herpestes ichneumon) · cy ichnewmon (Herpestes ichneumon) · te ముంగిస (Herpestes ichneumon) · egy xA-A-t:*r-w (Herpestes ichneumon) · ota فرعون فارهسی (Herpestes ichneumon) · tr firavun faresi (Herpestes ichneumon) · sv egyptisk mungo (Herpestes ichneumon) · es meloncillo (Herpestes ichneumon)