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1. (n.) tenrec
any shrewlike, usu. spiny insectivore of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar.
Etymology: (1720–30; < F < Malagasy tàndraka)
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1. (noun) tenrec, tendrac
small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
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1. (noun) tenrec
a small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac
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