Ichneumon
71marsh ichneumon — Vansire Van sire, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zo[ o]l.) An ichneumon ({Herpestes galera}) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also {vondsira}, and {marsh ichneumon}.… …
72Herpestes ichneumon — noun northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs • Syn: ↑ichneumon • Hypernyms: ↑mongoose …
73Herpestes ichneumon — …
74Herpestes ichneumon — El meloncillo (del latín meles, tejón) es un pequeño mamífero, miembro de la familia de las mangostas y la única europea, presuntamente introducida por los árabes en la Península Ibérica, pues las llevaban de mascotas y para protegerse de las… …
75African mongoose — ichneumon. * * * …
76pharaoh's rat — Ichneumon …
77African mongoose — ichneumon …
78Herpestes griseus — Ichneumon Ich*neu mon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. ? to track or hunt after, fr. i chnos track, footstep.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus {Herpestes}, and… …
79mongoose — Ichneumon Ich*neu mon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. ? to track or hunt after, fr. i chnos track, footstep.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus {Herpestes}, and… …
80ichneumonfly — ichneumon fly n. Any of various wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, having larvae that are parasitic on the larvae of other insects. Also called ichneumon wasp. * * * …