Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichneumia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ich-neu-mia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does ichneumia mean?
The white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia.
Where does ichneumia come from?
From the genus name.

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