Ichneumia

noun

Ich·​neu·​mia

ikˈn(y)ümēə

: a genus of African carnivorous mammals (family Herpestidae) containing the white-tailed mongooses

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin ichneumon + New Latin -ia

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