Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ichneumon_fly

1 sense of ichneumon fly

Sense 1
ichneumon fly -- (hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae)
       => hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter -- (insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing)