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Tenrec

Tenrec Meaning & Definition
Tenrec Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tenrec?

[n] small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenrec: tendrac

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tenrec:

See Also | family Tenrecidae | insectivore | tailless tenrec | Tenrec ecaudatus | Tenrecidae

Tenrec In Webster's Dictionary

\Ten"rec\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.] (Zo["o]l.) A small insectivore ({Centetes ecaudatus}), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also {tanrec}. The name is applied to other allied genera. See {Tendrac}.

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