ichneumon | (noun) northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs | Synonyms: Herpestes ichneumon |
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ichor | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration |
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(noun) (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods | - |
ichorous | (adjective) of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies | Synonyms: sanious |
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ichthyolatry | (noun) the worship of fish | Synonyms: fish-worship |
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ichthyologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies fishes | - |
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ichthyology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies fishes | - |
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ichthyosaur | (noun) any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs | - |
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ichthyosaurus | (noun) ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic | - |
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ichthyosis | (noun) any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish | - |
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ichthyostega | (noun) early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland | - |
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