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any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.Also, ichneumonfly.[1705-15]
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Ichneumon fly — Ichneumon Ich*neu mon, n. [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.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus {Herpestes}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ichneumon fly — n. any of a large family (Ichneumonidae) of hymenopteran insects whose larvae live as parasites in or on other insect larvae: also ichneumon wasp … English World dictionary
ichneumon fly — noun hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran, ↑hymenopteron, ↑hymenopter • Member Holonyms: ↑Ichneumonidae, ↑family… … Useful english dictionary
ichneumon fly — noun see ichneumon wasp … New Collegiate Dictionary
ichneumon fly — noun (inaccurately named) ichneumon wasp … Wiktionary
ichneumon fly — ichneu′mon fly n. ent 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 • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
ichneumon fly — n. long and thin insect related to and resembles a wasp … English contemporary dictionary
ichneumon fly — noun (C) an insect that lays eggs on or inside the larva of another insect … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ichneumon fly — /ɪkˈnjumən flaɪ/ (say ik nyoohmuhn fluy) noun any insect belonging to the large hymenopterous family Ichneumonidae, whose larvae are parasites and destroy caterpillars and other larvae …
ichneumon — [ik no͞o′mən, iknyo͞o′mən] n. [L < Gr ichneumōn, ichneumon, lit., tracker < ichneuein, to track out, hunt after < ichnos, a track, footprint (from its supposed practice of locating and destroying crocodile eggs)] 1. the Egyptian mongoose … English World dictionary
