vontsira

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noun

Any member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar.

OriginMalagasy vontsira ← Swahili nguchiro →
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Meanings

nounvontsira (plural vontsiras)

plural vontsiras

  1. Any member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar.

Origin

  1. Swahilinguchiro
  2. Malagasyvontsira
  3. Englishvontsira

From Malagasy vontsira (“several similar mongoose-like animals”), borrowed from Swahili nguchiro.

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APA

vontsira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vontsira

MLA

“vontsira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vontsira. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vontsira,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vontsira.

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