Definition of Tenrec in English :

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Tenrec meaning in English

Meaning of Tenrec in English

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Tenrec pronunciation in English

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Tenrec

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Noun

1. tendrac, tenrec

small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog

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Tenrec

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noun
any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus (tailless tenrec), of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora (insectivores)

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Tenrec

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noun
any of a family (Tenrecidae) of small, burrowing insectivores of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

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Tenrec

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n.
Any of various insectivorous often nocturnal mammals of the family Tenrecidae of Madagascar and parts of central Africa.

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