ichneumon

n. 埃及蠓

发音

其它 /ɪkˈnjuːmən/

词形变化

ichneumons 复数 ichneumons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.

    埃及獴

  2. 2.

    An ichneumon wasp.

  3. 3.

    a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons

    宗教 神话 哲学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mongoose

相关短语

ichneumon fly n. 姬蜂 ichneumon wasp ichneumon wasps ichneumon flies

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin ichneumōn, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”).

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