tenrec Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
    tendrac.

WordNet

Ten"rec noun
Etymology
From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913