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