when the Ichneumon is to grapple with the Crocodile, he walloweth his body in the mire, then lets the same drie and harden upon him[…].
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Ichneumon
//ɪkˈnjuːmən//
Synonyms for "ichneumon" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἰχνεύμων noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Arabic
1 entries- نمس noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 埃及獴 noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Dutch
1 entries- ichneumon noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Egyptian
1 entries- xA-A-t:*r-w noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Finnish
2 entries- egyptinmungo noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- faaraorotta noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
German
1 entries- Ichneumon noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Latin
1 entries- ichneumon noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Old Armenian
1 entries- ինքնիմոն noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Old English
1 entries- nǣderbita noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Old Georgian
2 entries- გუელის-მბრძოლი noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- იქნამონი noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- فرعون فارهسی noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Portuguese
1 entries- saca-rabos noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Romanian
1 entries- ihneumon noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Russian
3 entries- еги́петский мангу́ст noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- ихневмо́н noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- фарао́нова кры́са noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Sanskrit
1 entries- नकुल noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Spanish
1 entries- meloncillo noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Swedish
3 entries- egyptisk mungo noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- faraokatt noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- faraoråtta noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Telugu
1 entries- ముంగిస noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Turkish
1 entries- firavun faresi noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Welsh
3 entries- ichnewmon noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- llygoden Ffaro noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
- llygoden Ffrengig yr Aifft noun (Herpestes ichneumon)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Ada's unique Lorelei Underwing had died, paralyzed by some ichneumon that had not been deceived by those clever prominences and fungoid smudges.
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