Ichneumon
WordNet
noun
(1) Northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Latin ichneumon, from Greek ἰχνευμων literally ‘tracker’, from ἴχνος ‘track, footprint’.
Noun
- The Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, found in Africa and southern Europe.
- The ichneumon wasp.