TENREC Meaning of TENREC in English [ 'tɛnrɛk ]■ noun a small insectivorous mammal of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. [Family Tenrecidae: many species.]OriginC18: from Fr. tanrec , from Malagasy tàndraka . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004