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| ichneumon fly [ ik nymən flī ] (plural ichneumon flies) or ichneumon wasp (plural ichneumon wasps) or ichneumon (plural ichneumons) |
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parasite of other insects: a slender insect related to and resembling a wasp that is a parasite of many insect pests, laying its eggs in insect larvae. Family Ichneumonidae.
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| [Via Latin< Greek ikhneumōn 'mongoose', literally 'tracker' < ikhneuein 'to track' < ikhnos 'track, footprint'] |
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