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ten·rec
(tĕn′rĕk′) also tan·rec (tän′-)n.
Any of various insectivorous often nocturnal mammals of the family Tenrecidae of Madagascar and parts of central Africa.
[French, from Malagasy tandraka.]
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tenrec
(ˈtɛnrɛk)n
(Animals) any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus (tailless tenrec), of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora (insectivores)
[C18: via French from Malagasy tràndraka]
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ten•rec
(ˈtɛn rɛk)n.
any shrewlike, usu. spiny insectivore of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar.
[1720–30; < French < Malagasy tàndraka]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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