| Ichneumon (ichneumon) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ich*neu"mon |
| [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.] |
Any
carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family
Viverridæ. 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.
Any hymenopterous
insect of the family Ichneumonidæ, of which several
thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera.
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