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ichneumon
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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.
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ichneumon
a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur

ichneumon [ik′nü·mən]
(invertebrate zoology)
The common name for members of the family Ichneumonidae.


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