Meanings
nounichneumon wasp (plural ichneumon wasps)
plural ichneumon wasps
- A member of family Ichneumonidae of parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on other live insect larvae.
Synonyms: ichneumon fly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of family Ichneumonidae of parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on other live insect larvae.
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Translations
Finnish ahmaspistiäinen
- ahmaspistiäinenorder
German Schlupfwespe
- Schlupfwespeorder
Latin ichneumōnidēs, ichneumōn (non-taxonomically)
- ichneumōnidēsorder
- ichneumōn (non-taxonomically)order
Russian оса́-нае́здник, нае́здник
- оса́-нае́здник (osá-najézdnik)order
- нае́здник (najézdnik)order
Swedish brokparasitstekel
- brokparasitstekelorder
Welsh pryf ichnewmon, ichnewmon
- pryf ichnewmonorder
- ichnewmonorder
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APA
ichneumon wasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichneumon%20wasp
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“ichneumon wasp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichneumon%20wasp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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