noun. Any of numerous parasitic wasps of the family Ichneumonidae, with larvae that are parasitoids of other insects and females that have long ovipositors.

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noun. A carnivorous mammal, a kind of mungoose (Viverra ichneumon of Linnæus, now known as Herpestes ichneumon), found in Egypt, belonging to the subfamily Herpestinæ and family Viverridæ.

noun. [capitalized] A genus of herpestine viverrine mammals, containing the species I. pharaonis. See Herpestes.

noun. In entomology:

noun. [capitalized] A Linnean genus of hymenopterous insects, formerly including most of the pupivorous or parasitic hymenopters, now restricted to certain species of ichneumon-flies which are regarded as typical of the genuine Ichneumonidæ.

noun. A species of the genus Ichneumon or family Ichneumonidæ; an ichneumon-fly; a cuckoo-fly.

noun. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridæ. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species (Herpestes ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (Herpestes griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra.

noun. Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidæ, of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera.

noun. See Ichneumon, 2.

noun. The Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, found in Africa and southern Europe.

noun. The ichneumon wasp.

noun. northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

"Now, _why_ should not the gray Indian mongoose (formerly called the ichneumon, _ (Herpestes griscus_)) destroy poultry in India, as it does elsewhere?"

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