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ichneumon: see mongoose mongoose, name for a large number of small, carnivorous, terrestrial Old World mammals of the civet family. They are found in S Asia and in Africa, with one species extending into S Spain. ..... Click the link for more information. . ichneumon a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But natural selection can and does often produce structures for the direct injury of other species, as we see in the fang of the adder, and in the ovipositor of the ichneumon, by which its eggs are deposited in the living bodies of other insects. "Well, some call them that, and some call them ichneumon," said the man. |
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