TENREC


Meaning of TENREC in English

[ 'tɛnrɛk ]

■ noun a small insectivorous mammal of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. [Family Tenrecidae: many species.]

Origin

C18: from Fr. tanrec , from Malagasy tàndraka .

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