sengi
Americannoun
plural
sengiExample Sentences
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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 • Mar. 14, 2026
Two black and rufous sengi, known as elephant shrews, have been born for the first time in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
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 • Jan. 29, 2026
While the two sengi species look alike, their feet are not exactly the same.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026
Among the rediscovered animals are two species in Africa: a tiny mouse-size elephant shrew called the Somali sengi in Djibouti, and the Voeltzkow’s chameleon in Madagascar.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
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