tenrec
[ ten-rek ]
/ ˈtɛn rɛk /
noun
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
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Origin of tenrec
1720–30; <French <Malagasy tàndraka
Words nearby tenrec
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Example sentences from the Web for tenrec
In this family and in the tenrec most of the species are protected by spines implanted in the skin-muscle, or panniculus carnosus.
In the tenrec similarly situated glands discharge by pores opening at the bottom of deep pits.
British Dictionary definitions for tenrec
tenrec
/ (ˈtɛnrɛk) /
noun
any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus (tailless tenrec), of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora (insectivores)
Word Origin for tenrec
C18: via French from Malagasy tràndraka
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