ichneumon, which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians
Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonidæ, of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera
Any of various wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, having larvae that are parasitic on the larvae of other insects. Also called ichneumon wasp