Found 2 items, similar to Tenrec.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tenrec tenrec n : small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog [syn: tendrac]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster]