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Definition of Tenrecs
tenrec Tendrac Ten"drac, n. [See Tenrec.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small insectivores of the
family Centetid[ae], belonging to Ericulus, Echinope,
and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or
less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice
tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops.
Some of the species are called also tenrec.
Tenrec Tenrec 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.
