ichneumon

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εὐνάζειν ἀδακρύτων βλεφάρων πόθον → lull the desire of her eyes so that they weep no more

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ichneumon: ŏnis, m., = ἰχνεύμων.
I An animal which tracks the crocodile and destroys its eggs; the Egyptian rat or ichneumon, Plin. 8, 24, 35, § 88; 8, 25, 37, § 90 sq.; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101; Mart. 7, 87, 5; Nemes. Cyneg. 54.—
II An insect, the ichneumon-fly, Sphex sabulosus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 294; 11, 21, 24, § 72.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ichneumōn, ŏnis, m. (ἰχνεύμων), ichneumon, rat d’Égypte : Cic. Nat. 1, 100 || espèce de guêpe : Plin. 10, 204.

Latin > German (Georges)

ichneumōn, onis, m. (ἰχνεύμων), I) die Pharaonsmaus, die den Krokodileiern nachstellt, Plin. 8, 88. Solin. 32, 25. Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 101. Vitr. 8, 2, 7. Mart. 7, 87, 5. Nemes. cyn. 54: enhydrus ichneumonis genus, Amm. 22, 15, 19. – II) der Afterraupentöter, eine Art Insekten (Sphex sabulosus, L.), Plin. 10, 204 u. 11, 72.