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vansire

/ˈvænsɪə(ɹ)/

vansire noun: an ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (syn. Herpestes galera), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.

vansire: an ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (syn. Herpestes galera), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is...
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Noun

vansire (plural vansires)

  1. An ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (syn. Herpestes galera), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
    Synonyms:
    vondsira, water mongoose, marsh mongoose, marsh ichneumon

Synonyms of vansire

  • vondsira
  • water mongoose
  • marsh mongoose
  • marsh ichneumon

Forms of vansire

pluralvansires

Origin of vansire

Borrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.

Questions about vansire

What does vansire mean?
Vansire means an ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (syn. Herpestes galera), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
What part of speech is vansire?
Vansire is a noun.
How do you pronounce vansire?
Vansire is pronounced /ˈvænsɪə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of vansire?
The plural of vansire is vansires.

Words near vansire in the dictionary

  1. vansful
  2. Vansh
  3. Vanshika
  4. Vansickle
  5. Vansickles
  6. vansire
  7. vansires
  8. Vansittart
  9. Vansittartism
  10. Vansittartite
  11. Vansittartites

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