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ten·rec (t

) also tan·rec (tän

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]

(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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tenrec - small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog

tendrac

insectivore - 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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