An ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus (species) (syn. Herpestes galera (species)), native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
Related
Similar words
vondsira, water mongoose, marsh mongoose, marsh ichneumon
Origin
Borrowed from French vansire, from Malagasy vontsira.
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