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.
Also
tanrec.
Origin of tenrec
1720–30; < French < Malagasy
tàndraka
Words nearby tenrec
tenpenny,
tenpin,
tenpin bowling,
tenpins,
tenpounder,
tenrec,
tens,
tensas,
tense,
tense logic,
tensegrity
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