The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vansire
Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Wiktionary
vansire
n. (context zoology English) An ichneumon, ''Herpestes galera'', native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.