Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VAN'SIRE
VAN'SIRE, n.
In zoology, the Mangusta galera, a digitigrade, carnivorous mammal; a small quadruped, somewhat resembling a weasel, of a deep brown color, speckled with yellow, the tail of equal size its whole length; inhabiting Madagascar and the Isle of France.
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