ICHNEUMON


Meaning of ICHNEUMON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈnü-mən, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek ichneumōn, literally, tracker, from ichneuein to track, from ichnos footprint

Date: 15th century

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

2. : ichneumon wasp

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.