vansire

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English

a vansire (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)

Etymology

Borrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.

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Noun

vansire (plural vansires)

  1. (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.

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Danish

Etymology

van- (mis-) +‎ sire (decorate)

Verb

vansire (imperative vansir, infinitive at vansire, present tense vansirer, past tense vansirede, perfect tense vansiret)

  1. to disfigure (make less visually beautiful)

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