Ichneumon

Translingual

Ichneumon xanthorius.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ichneumōn (“ichneumon wasp”), from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”).

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪk.nuˌmɑn/

Proper noun

Ichneumon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ichneumonidae – a large amount of ichneumonid wasps.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Ichneumonoidea - superfamily; Ichneumonidae - family; Ichneumoninae - subfamily; Ichneumonini - tribe.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ichneumon extensorius (type species), among others. See full list at Wikispecies.

Derived terms

• Ichneumonidae
• Ichneumoninae
• Ichneumonini
• Ichneumonoidea