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ichneumia

ichneumia noun: the white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.

ichneumia: the white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia
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Noun

ichneumia (plural ichneumias)

  1. The white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.

Forms of ichneumia

pluralichneumias

Origin of ichneumia

From the genus name.

Questions about ichneumia

What does ichneumia mean?
Ichneumia means the white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.
What part of speech is ichneumia?
Ichneumia is a noun.
What is the plural of ichneumia?
The plural of ichneumia is ichneumias.

Words near ichneumia in the dictionary

  1. Ichiro
  2. Ichkeria
  3. Ichkerian
  4. Ichkerians
  5. ichn-
  6. ichneumia
  7. ichneumias
  8. ichneumon
  9. ichneumon flies
  10. ichneumon fly
  11. ichneumon wasp

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