单词 | ichneumon |
释义 | Word Frequency ichneumon(ɪkˈnjuːmən) noun a mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, of Africa and S Europe, having greyish-brown speckled fur Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: tracker, hunter, from ikhneuein to track, from ikhnos a footprint; so named from the animal's alleged ability to locate the eggs of crocodiles |
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