sengi

American  

[seng-gee] / ˈsɛŋ gi /

noun

plural

sengi

1. a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.

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Example Sentences

Originally known as shrews, the small African mammals are more closely related to elephants, manatees and aardvarks and were officially renamed as sengi in 1998.

From BBC

Hertfordshire Zoo says the successful breeding programme is a "significant victory for the wider zoological community, with only a handful of black and rufous sengi currently residing in the UK".

From BBC

Two black and rufous sengi, known as elephant shrews, have been born for the first time in the UK.

From BBC

The method was tested on two nearly indistinguishable species of sengi and achieved accuracy rates as high as 96 percent, offering a promising new tool for conservation science.

From Science Daily

While the two sengi species look alike, their feet are not exactly the same.

From Science Daily