Definitions for ichneumon
ɪkˈnu mən, -ˈnyu-ich·neu·mon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ichneumon, Herpestes ichneumonnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ichneumonnoun

   The Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, found in Africa and southern Europe.

2. ichneumonnoun

   The ichneumon wasp.

3. Etymology: From ichneumon, from ἰχνεύμων’, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ichneumonnoun

   A small animal that breaks the eggs of the crocodile.

   Etymology: ἰχνέυμων.

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1. ichneumon

   An ichneumon is any of a large group of parasitic wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. The term is also used to refer to a mongoose-like mammal native to Africa and Southern Europe, specifically in the genus Herpestes. The insect and the mammal are named after the Greek word for 'tracker'.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ichneumonnoun

   any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra

2. Ichneumonnoun

   any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidae, of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera

3. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. to track or hunt after, fr. 'i`chnos track, footstep.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ichneumon

   ik-nū′mun, n. a small carnivorous animal in Egypt, destroying crocodiles' eggs: an insect which lays its eggs on the larva of other insects. [L.,—Gr., ichneuein, to hunt after—ichnos, a track.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ichneumon

   an animal of the weasel tribe, worshipped in Egypt from its destroying the eggs of noxious reptiles, and of the crocodile in particular.

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1. • Mongoose

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ichneumon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ichneumon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ichneumon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ichneumon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ichneumon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ichneumon
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ichneumon
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ichneumon