ichneumon
See ichneumon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭk-no͞oˈmən, -nyo͞oˈ-)
noun- A large mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) of Africa and southern Europe, having a gray coat and black tail tufts. Also called Egyptian mongoose.
- The ichneumon fly.
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