Meanings
nounichneumonology (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae).
Origin
- Ancient Greekἴχνος (íkhnos)
- Ancient Greekἰχνεύω (ikhneúō)
- Ancient Greekἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn)
- Latinichneumōn
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Latinichneumōnologia
- Englishichneumonology
Borrowed from Latin ichneumōnologia. By surface analysis, ichneumon + -ology.
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Latin ichneumōnologia
- ichneumōnologiaTranslations
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APA
ichneumonology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichneumonology
MLA
“ichneumonology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichneumonology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ichneumonology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichneumonology.
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