Definitions for ichneumon fly
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ichneu′mon fly`(n.)
any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasites of the larvae and pupae of many insects, esp. moths and butterflies.
Category: Entomology
Origin of ichneumon fly:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
ichneumon fly(noun)
hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
Wiktionary
ichneumon fly(Noun)
(inaccurately named) ichneumon wasp
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