"vontsira" meaning in Malagasy

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili nguchiro. Etymology templates: {{bor|mg|sw|nguchiro}} Swahili nguchiro Head templates: {{head|mg|noun}} vontsira, {{mg-noun}} vontsira
  1. A member of either of two species of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals Salanoia concolor and Salanoia durrelli, from Madagascar. Categories (lifeform): Euplerids
    Sense id: en-vontsira-mg-noun-uMUkeWoP Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for vontsira meaning in Malagasy (1.1kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malagasy dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (bb24e0f and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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