📚 noun • entry_id 15513
ichneumon
/ɪkˈnjuːmən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
meloncillo
An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.
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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