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Meaning of ichneumon fly

ichneu'mon fly"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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ichneumon ichno-