Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - ichneumon
Ichneumon
ichneumon
ɪkˈnju:mən n. 1 (in full ichneumon wasp) anysmall hymenopterous insect of thefamily Ichneumonidae, depositing eggs in or on the larva of another insect as foodforitsown larva. 2 a mongoose of N. Africa, Herpestes ichneumon, noted for destroying crocodile eggs. [L f. Gk ikhneumon spider-hunting wasp f. ikhneuo trace f. ikhnos footstep]