vansire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vansire (plural vansires)
- (zoology) An ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (syn. Herpestes galera), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Atilax paludinosus): vondsira, water mongoose, marsh mongoose, marsh ichneumon
Further reading[edit]
- Marsh mongoose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Atilax paludinosus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Atilax paludinosus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
van- (“mis-”) + sire (“decorate”)
Verb[edit]
vansire (imperative vansir, infinitive at vansire, present tense vansirer, past tense vansirede, perfect tense vansiret)
References[edit]
- “vansire” in Den Danske Ordbog