vansire
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvansire (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
editDanish
editEtymology
editvan- (“mis-”) + sire (“decorate”)
Verb
editvansire (imperative vansir, infinitive at vansire, present tense vansirer, past tense vansirede, perfect tense vansiret)
References
edit- “vansire” in Den Danske Ordbog