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vansire
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vansire, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.].
An ichneumon (Herpestes galera ) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also vondsira , and marsh ichneumon . [1913 Webster]
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