vansire
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[edit]![](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/400px-Marsh_mongoose_or_water_mongoose%2C_Atilax_paludinosus%2C_at_Rietvlei_Nature_Reserve%2C_Gauteng%2C_South_Africa_%2822778470000%29.jpg)
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