Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ichneumon

n. 1 (in full ichneumon wasp) any small hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidae, depositing eggs in or on the larva of another insect as food for its own larva. 2 a mongoose of N. Africa, Herpestes ichneumon, noted for destroying crocodile eggs. Etymology: L f. Gk ikhneumon spider-hunting wasp f. ikhneuo trace f. ikhnos footstep ICHNOGRAPHY n. (pl. -ies) 1 the ground-plan of a building, map of a region, etc. 2 a drawing of this. Etymology: F ichnographie or L ichnographia f. Gk ikhnographia f. ikhnos track: see -GRAPHY