vansire
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Marsh_mongoose_or_water_mongoose%2C_Atilax_paludinosus%2C_at_Rietvlei_Nature_Reserve%2C_Gauteng%2C_South_Africa_%2822778470000%29.jpg/220px-Marsh_mongoose_or_water_mongoose%2C_Atilax_paludinosus%2C_at_Rietvlei_Nature_Reserve%2C_Gauteng%2C_South_Africa_%2822778470000%29.jpg)
Etymology
Borrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.
Pronunciation
Noun
vansire (plural vansires)
- (zoology) An ichneumon, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (syn. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
Synonyms
- (Atilax paludinosus): vondsira(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), water mongoose, marsh mongoose, marsh ichneumon
Further reading
Marsh mongoose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Atilax paludinosus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Atilax paludinosus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
van- (“mis-”) + sire (“decorate”)
Verb
vansire (imperative vansir, infinitive at vansire, present tense vansirer, past tense vansirede, perfect tense vansiret)
References
- “vansire” in Den Danske Ordbog