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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

Deutsch Ichneumon Schlupfwespe
English Egyptian mongoose Ichneumon ichneumon fly ichneumon wasp
Español meloncillo
Suomi egyptinmangusti egyptinmungo faaraorotta
Français ichneumon mangouste d’Égypte
Italiano icneumone
Nederlands ichneumon
Português icnêumone saca-rabos
Română ihneumon
Русский еги́петский мангу́ст ихневмо́н нае́здник оса́-нае́здник фарао́нова кры́са
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.
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See also

Ichneumon semicaudatus Ichnusa ichthyopterygia Icidmagus Icilia Icilius

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