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| ich·neu·mon fly [ ik nmən flī ] (plural ich·neu·mon flies) or ich·neu·mon wasp (plural ich·neu·mon wasps) or ich·neu·mon (plural ich·neu·mons) |
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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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