TENREC Meaning of TENREC in English n. (also tanrec) any hedgehog-like tailless insect-eating mammal of the family Tenrecidae, esp. Tenrec ecaudatus native to Madagascar. [ F tanrec, f. Malagasy tàndraka ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012