Van"sire (?), n. [The native name: cf. F.
vansire.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Van"sire (?), n. [The native name: cf. F.
vansire.] (Zoöl.) 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.