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Tenrec

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
  2. 2
    small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog wordnet

Etymology

From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century.

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