ichneumon fly
1Ichneumon fly — 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… …
2ichneumon fly — n. any of a large family (Ichneumonidae) of hymenopteran insects whose larvae live as parasites in or on other insect larvae: also ichneumon wasp …
3ichneumon fly — noun hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran, ↑hymenopteron, ↑hymenopter • Member Holonyms: ↑Ichneumonidae, ↑family… …
4ichneumon fly — noun see ichneumon wasp …
5ichneumon fly — noun (inaccurately named) ichneumon wasp …
6ichneumon fly — ichneu′mon fly n. ent any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasites of the larvae and pupae of many insects, esp. moths and butterflies • Etymology: 1705–15 …
7ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects. Also, ichneumonfly. [1705 15] * * * …
8ichneumon fly — n. long and thin insect related to and resembles a wasp …
9ichneumon fly — noun (C) an insect that lays eggs on or inside the larva of another insect …
10ichneumon fly — /ɪkˈnjumən flaɪ/ (say ik nyoohmuhn fluy) noun any insect belonging to the large hymenopterous family Ichneumonidae, whose larvae are parasites and destroy caterpillars and other larvae …
