Category:Tenrec

Ten"rec, n. Etym: [from the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, Tandrec.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.