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One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.

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  1. n. pl. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.
  2. n. pl. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
  3. n. pl. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
  4. 1. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2. 2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum. 3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
  5. n. pl. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2. n. pl. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum. n. pl. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.