"ichneumon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈnjuːmən/ Forms: ichneumons [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ichneumōn, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ichneumōn}} Latin ichneumōn, {{der|en|grc|ἰχνεύμων||tracker}} Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ichneumon (plural ichneumons)
  1. An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe. Categories (lifeform): Herpestids Synonyms: nems Translations (Herpestes ichneumon): ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), نمس (nims) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 埃及獴 (Āijí měng) (Chinese Mandarin), ichneumon [masculine] (Dutch), xA-A-t:*r-w (ḫꜣtrw) [masculine] (Egyptian), egyptinmungo (Finnish), faaraorotta (Finnish), Ichneumon [masculine, neuter] (German), ichneumon [masculine] (Latin), ինքնիմոն (inkʻnimon) (Old Armenian), nǣderbita [masculine] (Old English), იქნამონი (iknamoni) (Old Georgian), გუელის-მბრძოლი (guelis-mbrʒoli) (Old Georgian), saca-rabos [masculine] (Portuguese), ihneumon [masculine] (Romanian), ихневмо́н (ixnevmón) [masculine] (Russian), фарао́нова кры́са (faraónova krýsa) [feminine] (Russian), еги́петский мангу́ст (jegípetskij mangúst) [masculine] (Russian), नकुल (nakula) [masculine] (Sanskrit), meloncillo [masculine] (Spanish), faraokatt [common-gender] (Swedish), faraoråtta [common-gender] (Swedish), egyptisk mungo [common-gender] (Swedish), ముంగిస (muṅgisa) (Telugu), llygoden Ffaro [feminine] (Welsh), llygoden Ffrengig yr Aifft (Welsh), ichnewmon [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ichneumon-en-noun-v2UoVXsP Disambiguation of Herpestids: 39 47 14 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 19 3 23 19 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 69 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 75 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 44 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 43 49 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 47 46 8 Disambiguation of 'Herpestes ichneumon': 79 18 2
  2. An ichneumon wasp. Categories (lifeform): Herpestids, Hymenopterans
    Sense id: en-ichneumon-en-noun-H7zmxKv3 Disambiguation of Herpestids: 39 47 14 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 37 49 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 50 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 53 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 19 3 23 19 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 55 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 60 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 55 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 44 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Georgian translations: 42 55 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 62 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 43 49 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 55 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 47 46 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 31 61 7
  3. (mythology) a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons Categories (topical): Mythology Categories (lifeform): Herpestids
    Sense id: en-ichneumon-en-noun-9M6LzlyE Disambiguation of Herpestids: 39 47 14 Categories (other): Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 44 37 19 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ichneumoned, ichneumonized, ichneumonology Related terms: ichnology, ichnogram, ichneumia

Inflected forms

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    "en:Herpestids",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ichneumoned"
    },
    {
      "word": "ichneumonized"
    },
    {
      "word": "ichneumonology"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ichneumōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ichneumōn",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἰχνεύμων",
        "4": "",
        "5": "tracker"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin ichneumōn, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ichneumons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ichneumon (plural ichneumons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ichnology"
    },
    {
      "word": "ichnogram"
    },
    {
      "word": "ichneumia"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Egyptian mongoose",
          "Egyptian mongoose"
        ],
        [
          "Herpestes ichneumon",
          "Herpestes ichneumon#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nems"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 43",
          "text": "Ada's unique Lorelei Underwing had died, paralyzed by some ichneumon that had not been deceived by those clever prominences and fungoid smudges.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ichneumon wasp."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ichneumon wasp",
          "ichneumon wasp"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "crocodile",
          "crocodile"
        ],
        [
          "dragon",
          "dragon"
        ]
      ],
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        "(mythology) a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles and dragons"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈnjuːmən/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nims",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نمس"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "inkʻnimon",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "ինքնիմոն"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āijí měng",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "埃及獴"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ichneumon"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "ḫꜣtrw",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xA-A-t:*r-w"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "egyptinmungo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "faaraorotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "oge",
      "lang": "Old Georgian",
      "roman": "iknamoni",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "იქნამონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "oge",
      "lang": "Old Georgian",
      "roman": "guelis-mbrʒoli",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "გუელის-მბრძოლი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ichneumon"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ikhneúmōn",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰχνεύμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ichneumon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nǣderbita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saca-rabos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ihneumon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ixnevmón",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ихневмо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "faraónova krýsa",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фарао́нова кры́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jegípetskij mangúst",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "еги́петский мангу́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "nakula",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "नकुल"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meloncillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "faraokatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "faraoråtta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "egyptisk mungo"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "muṅgisa",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "ముంగిస"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llygoden Ffaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "word": "llygoden Ffrengig yr Aifft"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Herpestes ichneumon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ichnewmon"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Egyptian mongoose",
    "Ichneumon wasp"
  ],
  "word": "ichneumon"
}

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