tendrac n 1: small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog [syn: {tenrec}, {tendrac}]
Tendrac \Ten"drac\, n. [See {Tenrec}.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family {Centetidae}, 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}. [1913 Webster]