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Herpestes galera
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.
Herpestes griseus
Mongoose Mon"goose, Mongoos Mon"goos, n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
Herpestes nyula
Nyula Ny*u"la, n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
Herpestes urva
Urva Ur"va, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder.
Hoppestere
Hoppestere Hop`pes*tere", a. An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as ``dancing (on the wave)'; by others as ``opposing,' ``warlike.' --T. R. Lounsbury.
Impester
Impester Im*pes"ter, v. t. See Pester. [Obs.]
Overpester
Overpester O`ver*pes"ter, v. t. To pester exceedingly or excessively. --Sir W. Raleigh.
Pester
Pester Pes"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor.] 1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations. We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More. A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. --Dryden. 2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs.] --Milton. All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. --Holland.
Pestered
Pester Pes"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor.] 1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations. We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More. A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. --Dryden. 2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs.] --Milton. All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. --Holland.
Pesterer
Pesterer Pes"ter*er, n. One who pesters or harasses.
Pestering
Pester Pes"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor.] 1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations. We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More. A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. --Dryden. 2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs.] --Milton. All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. --Holland.
Pesterment
Pesterment Pes"ter*ment, n. The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry. ``The trouble and pesterment of children.' --B. Franklin.
Pesterous
Pesterous Pes"ter*ous, a. Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Pipestem
Pipestem Pipe"stem`, n. The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc. Took a long reed for a pipestem. --Longfellow.
Tappester
Tappester Tap"pes*ter, n. [See Tapster.] A female tapster. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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