ichneumon wasp

Variant of ichneumon fly

ichneumon fly definition

ichneumon fly

any of a large family (Ichneumonidae) of hymenopteran insects whose larvae live as parasites in or on other insect larvae
also ichneumon wasp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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