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Meaning of ichneumon | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ɪkʰˈnɛu̯.moːn]

Definitions

  1. Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon
    declension-3
  2. ichneumon wasp, ichneumon fly
    declension-3
  3. a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles
    declension-3

Equivalents

Examples

“...deinde internecivum bellum cum ichneumone.”

Pliny the Elder, Natural History, VIII.35

“...mustela et cornix, turtur et pyrallis, ichneumones vespae et phalangia aranei...”

Pliny the Elder, Natural History, X.95

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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