Ichneumon

Translingual

Ichneumon xanthorius.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ichneumōn (“ichneumon wasp”), from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪk.nuˌmɑn/

Proper noun

Ichneumon m

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Ichneumonini – a large amount of ichneumonid wasps.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Ichneumonoidea - superfamily; Ichneumonidae - family; Ichneumoninae - subfamily; Ichneumonini - tribe.

Hyponyms

(genus): Ichneumon extensorius (type species), among others. See full list at Wikispecies.

Derived terms

Ichneumonidae
Ichneumoninae
Ichneumonini
Ichneumonoidea

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