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ichneumon

DEFINITIONS OF: ichneumon

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n northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

Synonyms:
Herpestes ichneumon
Type of:
mongoose
agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
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