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Definition of "ichneumons" [ichneumons]

  • Plural form of ichneumon. (noun)

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Use "ichneumons" in a sentence
  • "The breeding place of certain of the ichneumons is the body of a caterpillar."
  • "ID theorist Jonathan Wells maintains that God didn’t design bad things such as ichneumons, just the good stuff."
  • "Greek and Roman writers recorded a bizarre Egyptian belief that ichneumons a type of mongoose killed crocodiles by running down their throats and gnawing their way out through the bowels."