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<note>&hand; In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. <er>Ik</er>.</note>

<h1>Ichneumon</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich*neu"mon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. <?/ to track or hunt after, fr. <?/ track, footstep.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any carnivorous mammal of the genus <spn>Herpestes</spn>, and family <spn>Viverrid\'91</spn>. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(<spn>H. ichneumon</spn>), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (<spn>H. griseus</spn>), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any hymenopterous insect of the family <spn>Ichneumonid\'91</spn>, of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera.</def>

<note>&hand; The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects.</note>

<cs><col>Ichneumon fly</col>. <cd>See <er>Ichneumon</er>, 2.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ichneumonidan</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich`neu*mon"i*dan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <spn>Ichneumonid\'91</spn>, or ichneumon flies.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the <i>Ichneumonid\'91</i>.</def></def2>

<h1>Ichneumonides</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich`neu*mon"i*des</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Ichneumon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ichneumon flies.</def>

<h1>Ichnite</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ track, footstep.]</ety> <def>A fossil footprint; <as>as, the <ex>ichnites</ex> in the Triassic sandstone</as>.</def>

<i>Page.</i>

<h1>Ichnographic, Ichnographical</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw><hw>Ich`no*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ich`no*graph"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ichonographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to ichonography; describing a ground plot.</def>

<h1>Ichnography</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich*nog"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ track, footstep + <?/ to describe: cf. F. <ets>ichonographie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Drawing)</fld> <def>A horizontal section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of making such plans.</def>

<h1>Ichnolite</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich"no*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ track, footstep + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fossil footprint; an ichnite.</def>

<h1>Ichnolithology</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ footstep + <ets>-lith + -logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Ichnology</er>.</def>

<i>Hitchcock.</i>

<h1>Ichnological</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich`no*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to ichnology.</def>

<h1>Ichnology</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich*nol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a footstep + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints.</def>

<h1>Ichnoscopy</h1> <Xpage=724>

<hw>Ich*nos"co*py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ footstep + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The search for the traces of anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>