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ichneumous

ichneumous adjective: relating to ichneumon wasps.

Adjective

ichneumous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to ichneumon wasps.

Questions about ichneumous

What does ichneumous mean?
Ichneumous means relating to ichneumon wasps.
What part of speech is ichneumous?
Ichneumous is an adjective.

Words near ichneumous in the dictionary

  1. ichneumonoids
  2. ichneumonologist
  3. ichneumonologists
  4. ichneumonology
  5. ichneumons
  6. ichneumous
  7. Ichnia
  8. ichnite
  9. ichnites
  10. ichno-
  11. ichnoactivity

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