tenrec

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tenrec
    n 1: small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar;
         resembles a hedgehog [syn: {tenrec}, {tendrac}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tenrec \Ten"rec\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac,
   tanrec, tandrec.] (Zool.)
   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]

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