Meaning of ichneumon | Babel Free
[ɪkʰˈnɛu̯.moːn]Definitions
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Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon declension-3
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ichneumon wasp, ichneumon fly declension-3
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a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles declension-3
Equivalents
Deutsch
Ichneumon
English
Ichneumon
Español
meloncillo
Français
ichneumon
Nederlands
ichneumon
Português
saca-rabos
Română
ihneumon
తెలుగు
ముంగిస
Türkçe
firavun faresi
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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