'marsh ichneumon' definitions:

Definition of 'marsh ichneumon'

From: GCIDE
  • Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zool.) 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]