Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Tenrec
Definitions for: Tenrec
[n] small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
Webster (1913) Definition: Ten"rec, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac,
tanrec, tandrec.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
