As nouns the difference between ichneumon and vansire
is that
ichneumon is the (
egyptian mongoose), , found in africa and southern europe while
vansire is (zoology) an ichneumon,
herpestes galera , native to africa and madagascar it is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
ichneumon English
(Egyptian mongoose)
(Ichneumon wasp)
Noun
( en noun)
The (Egyptian mongoose), , found in Africa and southern Europe.
*, II.12:
*:when the Ichneumon is to grapple with the Crocodile, he walloweth his body in the mire, then lets the same drie and harden upon him.
The ichneumon wasp.
*1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 43:
*:Ada's unique Lorelei Underwing had died, paralyzed by some ichneumon that had not been deceived by those clever prominences and fungoid smudges.
Related terms
* ichnology
* ichnogram
* ichneumia
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vansire English
Noun
( en noun)
(zoology) An ichneumon, Herpestes galera , native to Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
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