Found 2 hits - Term: ichneumon fly, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ichneumon \ichneu"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. zool. any carnivorous mammal of the genus herpestes,
and family viverridae. 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.
1913 webster
2. zool. any hymenopterous insect of the family
ichneumonidae, of which several thousand species are
known, belonging to numerous genera.
1913 webster
note: the female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of
other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc.
the larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect
in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. hence,
many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by
destroying noxious insects.
1913 webster
ichneumon fly. see ichneumon, 2.
1913 webster
see also:
herpestes viverridae herpestes ichneumon herpestes griseus mongoose ichneumonidae
ichneumon fly ichneumon
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
ichneumon fly
n : hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae
are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
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Fly, definition of term: Fly
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Fly Open, definition of term: Fly Open
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Fly Fishing, definition of term: Fly Fishing
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Fly Wheel, definition of term: Fly Wheel
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Fly Ash, definition of term: Fly Ash
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Fly Agaric, definition of term: Fly Agaric
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Dragon Fly, definition of term: Dragon Fly
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Caddis Fly, definition of term: Caddis Fly
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