First Known Use: 15th century
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ichneumon
noun ich·neu·mon \ik-ˈnü-mən, -ˈnyü-\
Definition of ICHNEUMON
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: a mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) of Africa, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia
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Origin of ICHNEUMON
Middle English, from Latin, from Greek ichneumōn, literally, tracker, from ichneuein to track, from ichnos footprint
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