ten·rec (t n rk ) also tan·rec (tän-)n. Any of various insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar and adjacent islands, similar to the hedgehog but having a long pointed snout and often no tail. [French, from Malagasy tandraka.] |
tenrec [ˈtɛnrɛk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus (tailless tenrec), of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora (insectivores)
[via French from Malagasy tràndraka]
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| Noun | 1. |  tenrec - small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehoginsectivore - small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals family Tenrecidae, Tenrecidae - tenrecs and extinct related forms tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus - prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms |
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