tenrec
tenrec definition
ten·rec (ten′rek′)
noun
any of a family (Tenrecidae) of small, burrowing insectivores of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
Etymology: Fr tanrac, tenrec < Malagasy tràndraka, tàndeke
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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